WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity reached a legal agreement with NOAA Fisheries today requiring the agency to decide by Aug. 12 whether the smalltail shark warrants protection under the ...

If added to the Endangered Species List, the shark would be the first granted protections under the current Trump ...

Sharks and rays are vital to the health and balance of our oceans, shaping entire marine ecosystems integrity in their role ...

An international agreement to regulate the overfishing of an endangered species of shark could impact the production of flu and Covid-19 vaccines.

In late 2025, governments took sweeping action for sharks and rays. At a global conference on wildlife trade in Uzbekistan ...

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 ...

The spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss After a brief ...

The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...

(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 ...

A new study using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 ...

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that critically endangered shark species may commonly be sold under false labels in U.S. grocery stores. The scientists revealed ...

(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 ...