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 ...

New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be ...

The fearsome teeth that define sharks as the ocean's apex predators, and are crucial for their survival, are now under threat from changing marine chemistry. A new study suggests that increasing ocean ...

In this undated handout photo provided by Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf in January 2026, a blacktip reef shark swims at Sealife Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. (Maximilian Baum/Heinrich ...