The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

"It's suspected that they use bioluminescence to communicate with each other." This is an Inside Science story. Forget the white whale -- some of the most rarely seen albinos on the planet are ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of ...

In the pitch-black corridors of Mammoth Cave National Park, deep beneath Kentucky’s rolling hills, scientists have uncovered ...

Male ghost sharks use tooth-studded rods on their foreheads for mating. Fossil and genetic evidence prove they are true teeth, showcasing evolutionary flexibility. Male “ghost sharks,” eerie deep-sea ...

The baby kitefin shark caught off Albania measured about 13 inches long and weighed about 4.5 ounces, the study said. Gajić identified it as the “first recorded neonate in the Adriatic Sea, ...

Those difficulties were motivation for Vásquez and fellow marine researcher Justin Cordova to start the nonprofit Rogue Shark Lab. Vásquez said the group has the twin goals of raising money to support ...

Scientists in the Azores Islands, Portugal, dropped a baited underwater camera and let it sink thousands of feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Later, they hauled it up and reviewed the footage. To their ...

Scientists uncovered two new prehistoric shark species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, in Kentucky's ...

Orcas have been observed eating a prickly shark for the first time, according to a new study. Photo from Mike Doherty, UnSplash Orcas are known to eat a wide variety of marine creatures, including ...