Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.

In the deep ocean, far from sunlight, a small shark has been quietly carving perfect circles of flesh out of animals many ...

Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

Tiny sharks have long been blamed for the eerily perfect circles carved into the skin of whales, dolphins and even submarines ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Atlantic Shark Institute is asking beachgoers for assistance searching for fossilized shark teeth. Jon Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, told 12 ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

Six fossilized great white shark teeth have been found on Narragansett Town Beach in Rhode Island within a year. The Atlantic Shark Institute is encouraging the public to report any further ...

A rendering of Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” an ancient shark that stalked the ocean floor 340 million years ago. Rendering courtesy of the National Park Service A shark no larger ...

Tom Pierce’s hands move with precision as he wraps each black shark’s tooth with wire, laying them in a row on the glass counter. The process only takes a few minutes to create each piece of jewelry, ...

Despite what you may think, shark attacks are actually very rare. In 2013, the U.S. saw a grand total of 53 unprovoked shark attacks, with only two of those reports resulting in a fatality. The truth ...

Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A detailed investigation into these strange creatures is finally giving scientists and fishermen valuable clues about when ...