By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Take a dive into the world of sharks and discover their biology, while also learning how to protect these animals in the wild with Point Defiance Zoo's Eye-to-Eye Shark Dives.

Scientists have captured footage of a sleeper shark farther south than ever before, suggesting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is ...

There are a ton of interesting facts about marine life out there, but you’ll find some of the most fascinating tidbits in shark facts. Sharks, admittedly, have a tough rep. They’re often the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to another Shark Week! AKA the best TV of the year. 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

A Louisiana aquarium has a new star — and a mystery — on its hands after a baby shark was born in a habitat without any males. The Shreveport Aquarium announced last week that Yoko the swell ...

You probably grew up with Shark Week and Jaws, so you think you know the score: don't swim at dawn, avoid chum, and if you see a dorsal fin, get out. But the reality of what’s happening in the deep ...

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.