After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture and retention of several threatened shark species, bringing ...

A test developed by a Florida International University scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without ever setting ...

A revolutionary eDNA test detects endangered hammerhead sharks using genetic traces left in seawater, eliminating the need to ...

Malaysia must enhance protections for endangered shark and ray species to ensure their survival, as there is a growing online ...

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ecosystems rebuild.

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found.

Many unique shark species are facing extinction - threatening ocean ecosystems and wiping out millions of years of evolution.

Research shows the illegal shark fin trade is still occurring globally despite international protections spanning more than a ...

Two decades ago, India’s whale sharks were hunted and misunderstood. Today, thanks to an ambitious conservation effort led by ...

One of the most fearsome predators to rule the seas millions of years ago may have left something behind at Virginia Beach’s ...

New research led by FIU scientists reveals that there is massive and sustained illegal trade of shark fins occurring from ...