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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

Down here, the only flashes of light come from animals’ bioluminescent bodies. Deep sea anglerfish, whose huge mouths hold ...

Seeing these dead beasts suspended by their tails elicited a "gallows-like" feeling, he recounts, but not fear. Sharks were ...

An international, Uruguay-led team of scientists discovered “bustling fields” of deep sea coral reefs off the coast of ...

In Mexico’s Gulf of California, fewer than 20 vaquitas remain — a living ghost on the edge of extinction. Marine biologist ...

Though chimaeras also have cartilage skeletons, they lack the ferocious rows of regenerating teeth that sharks have. Instead, chimaeras have toothy, grinding dental plates adapted for crushing shelled ...