Marine biologist Carolin Nieder says she discovered that rig sharks make clicking sounds Rig sharks make a clicking sound with flat teeth, which are quite different from other shark species' teeth, ...

If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at Stanford say those same ...

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 ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service announced Monday. The identification was made ...

Another new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park.According to a post from the park, an ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species while ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

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

The only thing scarier than an ocean filled with sharks, is an ocean with no sharks at all. That might be the future we’re heading toward if ocean acidification and climate change continue down their ...

Shark teeth could lose their cutting edge as oceans become more acidic, new research warns. Scientists in Germany say rising carbon dioxide levels may erode the very weapons that predators rely on for ...

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 ...