A Rhode Island fisherman’s video of an unusual shark led scientists to confirm the first documented young spinner shark in ...

Lead researcher and renowned shark expert Carl Meyer said that in the past, scientists have had to rely on observations by the victims or bystanders to help identify the shark in an attack.

Despite their fame as serial killers, in reality a lethal shark attack is extremely rare. It's true that they aren't the most affectionate creatures, but there are many other things that can kill you.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. Sharks have roamed the open seas for close to half a billion years and have witnessed the Earth’s ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

In order to effectively enforce the CITES listings of sharks, customs, and other law enforcement officials across the world need to be able to identify whether shark fins in international trade are ...

Shark attacks off Australia's coastlines have doubled in the past 20 years. The Whitsundays' Cid Harbour region experienced four attacks in the past six months, one of which killed a 33-year-old ...

Populations of tiger, bull, dusky and other sea sharks have plummeted by more than 95% since the 1970s, according to an expert from the World Conservation Union. But ongoing efforts to identify ...

High-tech satellite tags, waterproof cameras and hefty lungs are the tools of Dave David’s trade. As the head researcher of WWF’s Donsol-based whale shark photo-identification programme, Dave has ...