Revered and feared, sharks hold an unparalleled place in the human imagination. They are the ocean’s apex predator. The stuff of nightmares. The lurking specter of myths. Scientists tell us that ...

Sharks often seem scary because of movies and the news, but most of them are not dangerous. Many sharks live quietly in the ...

Animals have all sorts of methods to keep them safe and help them survive. There are animals that are so well camouflaged you'd never see them right in front of you, which helps them hide from ...

SILVER SPRING, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for its failure to decide whether to protect smalltail sharks under the Endangered Species Act. The sharks ...

How will the climate crisis affect one of the ocean’s fiercest predators? New research published Wednesday has examined what might happen to sharks’ highly specialized, flesh-cutting teeth. As carbon ...