The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around For generations, people living along the southeastern coast…
Every once in a while, the ocean reveals a mystery we thought was lost forever. That’s exactly what happened when scientists confirmed the rediscovery of the sailback houndshark, a bizarre-looking…
Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species’ first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called xanthism. Rare Bright Orange Nurse…
Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than…
Shark Week 2025: Schedule, How to Watch, and Must-See Shows Shark Week 2025 is almost here, and Discovery is ready to dive deep into its 37th year with brand-new shows,…
The National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved row of teeth and lived…
Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are. In 2019, shark tagger Keith Poe was working off…
New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue coloration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential capacity…
Fifty years after Jaws hit theaters, great white sharks remain some of the most iconic fish in the ocean. But despite their notoriety, they’re far from the largest shark species.…
Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth’s history: Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much.…