Many unique shark species are facing extinction - threatening ocean ecosystems and wiping out millions of years of evolution.

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Blue sharks' unique skin may allow them to change color, according to new research. The study of the anatomy of the deep ocean predators suggests they have the "remarkable" chameleon-like potential. A ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A tiny shark named Yoko is making waves — not just at the Shreveport Aquarium, where she was born, but in the scientific community around the world. While shark hatchlings are ...

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So seeing a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) embryo, halfway through its ...