Great whites are one of more than 20 Mediterranean shark species protected under international law, meaning it is illegal to ...

More than 40 of these apex predators were recently killed on the shores of North Africa and their overall population is ...

It just shows how degraded this ecosystem is,' said Dr. Francesco Ferretti, a lead researcher at Virginia Tech ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine traveling back in time and observing ...

The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease. Here’s why the world’s biggest shark eventually vanished off the ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption of an old debate on whether species' age plays ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) The world’s oceans are home ...

Joint study by US, local institutions reveals volume of critically endangered whitetip shark fins sold in city is 70 times ...