A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

A nature enthusiast made the rare sighting and called local scientists, who were eager to check it out, ...

A goblin shark, one of the ocean’s rarest and strangest predators, was spotted near the Canary Islands for the first time.

After Australian scientists collected data from 300 female eastern gray nurse sharks off the coast of New South Wales, they calculated updated population numbers for the critically endangered shark.

"Just by screening different locations along their distribution range from Mexico to Northern Peru, we can identify high-priority areas where conservation resources might be needed," Cardeñosa said.

Over 800 marine species were recently discovered through two years of collaborative efforts in the Ocean Census, founded in April 2023 by the Nippon Foundation and Nekton. A post shared by kendy ...

A species of rarely seen since its discovery in the late 19th century, the goblin shark recently turned up in Spanish waters.

Off the western coast of the United Kingdom, conservationists attached some bait to an underwater camera, dropped the contraption to the seabed and waited. When they eventually watched the footage, it ...

A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species' range. Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in ...