Often portrayed as aggressive ocean predators in popular films, great white sharks play a critical ecological role in marine ...

Note: Before we get started, let’s define what pelagic actually means. “Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure”, he explains. “But it refers to the open ocean, so the offshore, high seas ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Sharks - they’ve outlived the dinosaurs through five global extinctions, surviving more than 450 million years. Adapting as the world changed around them, these ocean predators ...

David Attenborough is now legendary for his dominance over various epic and educational nature documentaries. His narration has been instrumental in helping viewers become invested in wildlife and the ...

If whole-organism scaling in sharks is so tightly conserved, what happens when we examine rays, bony fishes or marine mammals with the same precision? Will they follow the same rule, or will they ...

The Atlantic Shark Institute has tagged its 50th great white shark as part of a study in Rhode Island waters. Researchers are surprised by the number of young sharks found, as there were only 13 ...

This discovery adds a new chapter to our understanding of how the immune system evolved in jawed vertebrates, especially in species that don’t have lymph nodes like mammals do. When we think of the ...

As summer kicks into high gear on the Fourth of July, Netflix is releasing a new series highlighting the beauty, importance and diversity of shark species around the globe. Set to be released on July ...