Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.

Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

Travelers can dig up 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossils in New Jersey or mine for diamonds at an Arizona state park. See more U.S. locations where you can hunt for treasures.

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Florida researchers have identified a record-breaking great white shark as it is tracked down Florida's coastline ahead of ...

Dolphins live and hunt in large social groups called pods, and they communicate with each other using high-pitched clicks and ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

For many of us, the ocean is a beautiful place full of wonder and mystery. On the surface, the water is an amazing scene that ...

Shark lab researchers say they have a mountain of tracking data that shows juvenile great whites, some as long as nine feet, ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service said.

Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...