Juvenile critically endangered great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) flock to the waters of Biscayne Bay in southern ...

Overall, then, the answer is no – for 95 percent of shark species, the idea that they’ll keel over if they ever stop moving is simply not true. Most of them can breathe using ram ventilation; many of ...

An eight-year study highlights Biscayne Bay as a vital nursery and seasonal refuge for great hammerhead sharks, underscoring ...

Over 500 species of sharks exist in our oceans today, ranging from hammerheads (Sphyrnidae) to tiger sharks (Galeocerdo ...

What do a sea unicorn, a termite gourmand, and a freshwater predator with dagger-like teeth have in common? Odd names aside, ...

As if a movie about sharks wasn’t scary enough, the filmmakers behind “Dangerous Animals” have upped the screams by adding ...

Just as reliably as beach traffic and ice cream lines, white sharks are back in Cape and Islands waters — right on cue for shark season. On May 11, a beachgoer near Smith’s Point in Madaket on ...

These sharks, also known as gray nurse sharks, "are a docile ... The website also notes that white sharks and shortfin Mako sharks often prey on adult blue sharks. They can weigh about 250 ...

“This is the time of year when we like to remind people to be ‘shark smart’ as white sharks return to the inshore waters of New England, where they’ll hunt seals and other prey through the ...

The New England Aquarium has a team of nine scientists in the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life who study sharks from porbeagle and nurse sharks ... seals and other prey through the summer ...

Also sometimes known as the grey nurse shark ... If you try to swim away quickly, the shark could mistake that for fleeing prey. It’s also best to stay out of the water when it’s dark or ...

Nurse sharks are also part of the carpet shark order. They grow to around four metres and have thousands of serrated teeth that they use to crush prey, such as shellfish. Generally bottom-dwellers, ...