A 16-year-old from Suitland, Maryland, says Make-A-Wish made her dream of swimming with whale sharks into reality last summer in Mexico.

The Lamniformes includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and mako sharks as well as less ...

When it comes to fastest animal, we usually think of cheetahs, but many ocean creatures also boast spectacular sprints – here ...

Fishing in America occupies a unique space as both a relaxing pastime and a highly competitive sport, appealing to millions ...

A routine marine survey near the island of Cabrera, just south of Mallorca, turned into a breakthrough moment when scientists encountered a species never before documented in the region: the bluntnose ...

A threatening fin was seen off the coast of a British seaside town, with the local community divided over the species as one person explained how it was "very cool to see" ...

By comparison, a handful of years back, controversial shark swimmer Ocean Ramsey captured footage of herself swimming with what was believed to be Deep Blue – a 20-foot-long, 60-year-old female great ...

Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood from Miles Away The most persistent shark myth floating around is that these predators can detect a single drop of blood from several miles away. This frightening tale ...

What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic is on the move - and has surfaced just off the coast of New Jersey. Contender, a 14ft predator, was tagged in the North Atlantic by OCEARCH ...

Contender, an adult male white shark, was tagged by OCEARCH in January, off the Florida/Georgia coastline. At a whopping 1653 pounds and 13 feet long, Contender is estimated to be about 32 years old, ...