Megalodons have been portrayed as gigantic great whites, but new research suggests they were more svelte and less agile ...

Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

An illustration of Edestus. The scissor-tooth is a genus of shark that went extinct about 307 million years ago. The largest species, E. heinrichi had an estimated length of 22 feet, full grown, about ...

Several proposals seeking greater protection of more than 70 shark and ray species from commercial trade were raised this ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, ...

The proposals include added protections for whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, wedgefish, and manta rays. Under the new proposals, whale sharks, whitetips, and manta and devil rays would be listed under ...