Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

This apex predator roams the world's oceans and has developed an appetite for the livers of the largest and scariest fish in ...

Despite low shark attack rates, many people still fear shark attacks to an incredible extent. In fact, some people are so terrified of sharks that they refuse to swim in the ocean. While shark attacks ...

Friendship with a truly strange creature, plus Shark Girl’s conservation and a dinosaur’s pursuit of poetry: columnist ...

Despite the fear they may inspire in humans, sharks have far more reason to fear us. Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction globally, mostly as a result of fishing. A team led by ...

Let’s dive in and tackle the true misconceptions about these ‘demons’ of the deep.

While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations. Despite the fear they may inspire in humans, sharks have far more reason to fear us.

Shark lab researchers say they have a mountain of tracking data that shows juvenile great whites, some as long as nine feet, ...

The most effective approaches will reduce the number of sharks caught in the first place, rather than just requiring their release after capture. Despite the fear sharks may inspire in humans, they ...