"We've had a couple [spotted] off Mississippi and Alabama this year already." Researchers gain insight into marine predator's ...

Artificial light at night, or ALAN, is one of the most pervasive byproducts of coastal urbanization. Streetlights, ...

Sharks move through dark, cloudy water with precision that seems almost supernatural. They don’t rely only on sight or sound to track their prey. Instead, they have a hidden ability that humans ...

Researchers at the University of Miami recently published research results involving the first-ever measurements of melatonin in wild sharks. The data highlights the impact of bright coastal ...

For most people, a large sail-shaped gray fin slicing through the surface of the ocean likely brings to mind the same foreboding two-note song. It starts slow — a low E note followed by a low F —and ...

Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean. By analyzing shark scavenging behavior, the University of Florida's C.A. Pound Human Identification ...

According to research, scientists know quite a lot about sharks. For example, we know that an estimated 57 shark species are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator The idea that a shark’s dorsal fin might be more than just a stabilizer may ...

Drone observations show a previously unknown behavior in white sharks in which they rotate their first dorsal fin toward an object, possibly to investigate it, researchers said. Carlos Guana Journal ...