The ocean is full of mighty hunters. Two of the most feared are the shark and the orca (killer whale). Sharks are ancient, ...

Newly discovered species of deep water catshark sheds light on diverse shark populations in AustraliaWhite et al. (2023), Journal of Fish Biology, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 After discovering bizarre egg cases ...

Scientists have recently classified two new species off the coast of Western Australia that are illuminating how little we actually know about life in the deep sea. The discoveries of a bioluminescent ...

Frilled sharks are usually found in the deep ocean, but this one popped up in waters off Japan in 2007. | Getty Images/GettyImages Whether or not they deserve their notorious reputation, sharks are a ...

Researchers have described a new species of deep-sea lanternshark and crab, both with the help of specimens collected from a CSIRO-led 2022 voyage of CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. Called ...

This important study significantly advances our understanding of the skeleton of cartilaginous fishes by using a range of state of the art and complementary approaches to compare the skeleton amongst ...

Scientists in the Azores Islands, Portugal, dropped a baited underwater camera and let it sink thousands of feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Later, they hauled it up and reviewed the footage. To their ...

The first blockbuster movie sent waves of panic and awe through audiences. “Jaws” – the tale of a killer great white shark that terrorizes a coastal tourist town – captured people’s imaginations and ...

This study presents valuable research comparing three different species of extant cartilaginous fishes and describes new data on ratfish. The methods are convincing, although there remains a concern ...

The ocean is no doubt our planet’s last great frontier, with deep sea flora and fauna still very much a mystery to humanity. But now researchers say that after 40 years of scouring the planet’s blue ...