Experts have unveiled plans to step up protection for sharks and rays in the Balearics, warning that many species are in ...

Great white sharks are at risk of extinction in the Mediterranean Sea, which is among the most heavily exploited fisheries on ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

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

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

Fossils reveal that giant predatory sharks existed 15 million years before megalodon and were already top predators in Cretaceous seas.

In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

A large fossil study shows young shark and ray species vanish faster, while older species stay stable over time.