New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" - a rare type of fish that is incredibly hard to spot because it lives at great depths in the Pacific Ocean. Also known as a ...

The ocean depths still hide unexpected treasures. A new species of shark has just been discovered, changing our view of the ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report, Global Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras, ...

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Two new species of shark have been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The new species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, were discovered through the ongoing ...

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...

Number of species: There are well over 350 known species of sharks, and new species are described every year. The difference between a shark and other fish: Unlike bony fish, sharks, rays ...

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...