It was fun in the partial sun, as the weather threatened to hinder the plans of hundreds of people, who headed for pockets of foreshore across the metro area for Australia Day.

FALLING to the ground, I heard a huge crack and struggled to breathe, my whole body winded. But I hadn’t been punched or kicked – instead, a 71st Highland cow had leapt on me during a family photo ...

There are certain sounds unique to each person that transport them to a specific time and place.

A boy has been pulled from the water after being bitten by a shark at a beach on Sydney Harbour. A 13-year-old boy was pulled ...

An 11.5-foot, nearly 800-pound great white shark named Ripple is breaking new ground by venturing deep into the Gulf of Mexico. His movements mark some of the first documented tagged white sharks to ...

The San Jose Sharks had a wild ride on Saturday night. The club rallied from a 5-1 third-period deficit to stun the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Sharks pulled out a gritty 6-5 overtime win. The exciting ...

Biodiversity loss isn’t just about losing species — it’s about losing the evolutionary traits and ecological roles that make those species unique. A new study on requiem sharks (Carcharhinus) shows ...

Gareth J. Fraser is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida, and receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks ...

Source: Graham Casden/with permission. Sharks are fascinating animals with a range of personalities. They suffer from numerous misleading stereotypes and myths and instill fear in many people who so ...

A 14-foot-long thresher shark died Tuesday after becoming stranded in shallow water off the coast of Massachusetts. The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), a nonprofit organization that ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline. By Alexa Robles-Gil Last week, the world’s leading wildlife trade agreement ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for more than 70 species of sharks and ...