Scientists have come one step closer to unraveling the age-defying secrets of the world's longest-living vertebrate: the Greenland shark. Understanding the biological mechanisms that facilitate this ...

Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how sharks navigate ...

The epaulette shark’s ability to “walk” on land gives it a distinct survival advantage and traces its lineage back to the Jurassic period. When most people picture a shark, they likely imagine a sleek ...

A remarkably preserved 150-million-year-old shark fossil is forcing researchers to reconsider how modern sharks evolved. The species, Bavariscyllium, displays a mix of features that do not align with ...

The Greenland shark, a slow-moving giant of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, holds the record as the longest-lived ...

More than 100 million years ago, scientists say, warming seas and reduced oxygen may have sent some sharks higher into the water column, where they evolved to be fierce and hungry. By Jeanne Timmons ...

The Greenland shark, known formally as Somniosus microcephalus, holds a distinction no other vertebrate can claim: it can live for centuries. These slow-moving predators glide through frigid Arctic ...

Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for over 400 million years, and their survival depends on strange, smart, and ...

A pod of killer whales, Orcinus orca, in the North Pacific. (U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) (CN) — One day last summer, two observational vessels encountered a gruesome scene off ...