In the animal kingdom, the creatures with the biggest hearts – relative to their size – are often the tiniest among us.

A calm swim, maybe a glimpse of a fin slicing through turquoise water. But nothing prepared me for the moment I looked down ...

Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back ...

Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut ...

In the ocean, different animals have their own unique self-defence strategies to help them survive predators. Some, like ...

A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely ...

One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the ...

Once targeted for oil and meat, the whale shark is now being saved by fishers along India’s Arabian Sea coast. What began as ...

Drone footage revealed constant violations of Mexico’s whale shark tourism rules, even when far fewer boats were on the water ...

In a gruelling 4-hour-long rescue, a 13-foot-long whale shark that was accidentally entangled in a shore seine net was successfully freed and released back into the sea on Tuesday. Whale shark is an ...

Discover the true origin of the enigmatic Bloop sound recorded in 1997, which led many to believe in the mythical Megalodon.

Explore the remarkable similarities and differences between sperm whales and giant squid, from size and behavior to diet and ...