Dusky sharks were hunted to near-extinction in the late 20th century.

Sharks predate trees, dinosaurs, and the rings of Saturn. Across more than 400 million years, they have outlasted five mass ...

A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

Populations of reef sharks and rays continue to dramatically decline all across the world, largely because of overfishing. To help bring them back, scientists need to understand which sharks and rays ...

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 ...

A fossil whale skull with a shark tooth still embedded inside suggests that large sharks once hunted or scavenged in the ...

Sharks don’t like places where prey are hard to find. Instead, they prefer to live where prey is most abundant.