Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives For around 455 ...

Sharks are as fascinating as they are endangered, and scientists have been sounding the alarm on the rate at which shark populations are declining. Sixteen out of 31 oceanic shark species are now ...

(CNN) — Sharks have scared us a lot this summer, primarily for suspected attacks on humans. However, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us. The 35th official Shark Week takes ...

If you’re ever attacked by a shark, you should punch it in the nose — right? Wrong. Richard Peirce, an author, shark expert and former chair of the UK-based Shark Trust and Shark Conservation Society, ...

Climate change may be coming for some sharks, new research suggests. The study found that eggs belonging to the small-spotted catshark are substantially less likely to survive under the worst case ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Stingrays give birth to live babies, but they aren't mammals. Learn all about these fascinating fish that live in oceans and ...