A rare creature’s entertaining behaviour off the coast of a popular Aussie island has left a local shaking with excitement.

Its choice of habitat makes this fish seem less rare than it is ... Scientists can confirm this “ghost shark” species is equipped with retractable genitals because they are essential to ...

Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...

The Hydrolagus trolli, the pointy-nosed blue chimaera, or “ghost shark,” is unlike any other on earth. Sightings are rare, ...

BRITS heading to the Med this summer have been warned about sharks after a dad was mauled to death in its warm waters this ...

Many shark bites are acts of self-defense triggered by human actions like spearfishing or handling. Respecting sharks' space ...

Though it may be a small percent, learn how some shark bites occur as a self-defense mechanism against human aggression.

"We show that defensive bites by sharks on humans - a reaction to initial human aggression - are a reality and that the animal should not be considered responsible or at fault when they occur," says ...

Firstly, shark attacks are rare, occurring only 100 or so times a ... This 5.5 million square kilometre zone is home to more than 30 shark species, and has been a designated shark sanctuary ...

Sharks aren’t interested in humans. We're not part of their diet. Incidents like the one in Hadera are extremely rare," said ...

A deep-sea discovery turns frightening as a submarine crew finds aggressive sixgill sharks feasting on a whale carcass and ...