A shimmering yellow-orange shark hauled from the Caribbean waters off Central America has forced scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about shark coloration. The rare animal, nicknamed a ...

The Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council voted earlier this week to approve a resolution seeking to include parts of the Blake Plateau in the marine protected area. The resolution ...

Shark "turf wars" have a "profound" effect on where seabirds nest, reveals new research. Scientists discovered a "critical" link between seasonal nesting and the movements of the marine apex predators ...

Multiple shark species are home to the Caribbean Sea, helping to create healthy marine ecosystems. The great hammerhead shark possesses a unique profile that creates specific tracking challenges for ...

We were 10,000 feet above the Pacific, in a tiny Cessna that seemed like it should have been flying much lower than that, when the clouds cleared and Lady Elliot Island appeared below us like an ...

A woman who died Thursday was the victim of a shark bite, local officials confirmed in a press briefing Friday. Investigators have been unable to confirm the species of shark involved, but based on ...

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