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.

A goblin shark, one of the ocean’s rarest and strangest predators, was spotted near the Canary Islands for the first time.

After Australian scientists collected data from 300 female eastern gray nurse sharks off the coast of New South Wales, they calculated updated population numbers for the critically endangered shark.

Sharks are some of the most visually distinct species of all animals, from the unforgettably imposing great white with its impressive jaws and unsettling dead eyes, to the hammerhead shark and its ...

"Just by screening different locations along their distribution range from Mexico to Northern Peru, we can identify high-priority areas where conservation resources might be needed," Cardeñosa said.

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A tiny shark named Yoko is making waves — not just at the Shreveport Aquarium, where she was born, but in the scientific community around the world. While shark ...

A hulking shark with a rubbery, lantern-like mouth and a body the length of a delivery van is not what most people expect to ...

A species of rarely seen since its discovery in the late 19th century, the goblin shark recently turned up in Spanish waters.

A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species' range. Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in ...