Scientists have spotted a deep-sea “ghost” white shark with a rare genetic disorder, shedding light on how such abnormalities affect endangered marine species living near the sea floor. The angular ...

In the mysterious world of the ocean’s depths, there’s a creature so bizarre that it looks like it swam straight out of a sci-fi movie. Meet the goblin shark — an ancient, rarely seen predator whose ...

A white shark changed her life. And not in a way you might imagine. It happened when Vicky Vásquez was a teenager out on a fishing trip with dad near her native San Diego. A white shark, maybe two, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The ocean’s depths are home to some of the most bizarre and fascinating shark species on Earth. These rare and weird sharks showcase extraordinary evolutionary traits—elongated jaws, bioluminescent ...

The presence of Pacific sleeper sharks of varying body sizes was detected in the deep waters of the South China Sea using stationary cameras, with all individuals identified as female. Scientists have ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...