Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles.

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Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and ...

A juvenile great white shark was captured off the coast of Spain, leading researchers to investigate further and confirm the species’ rare but ongoing presence in the Spanish Mediterranean. On April ...

A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned to any shark order that exists ...

Aboard this 65-foot vessel, nothing much happens most of the time. The VHF marine radio crackles with mundane chatter. The Atlantic Ocean ebbs and swells. Below deck, crew members resort to playing ...

It's Shark Week, and researchers at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are highlighting the crucial role sharks play in our marine ecosystem. Jensen Smith, a ...

The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures.

It's nearly 14 feet long and weighs 1,653 pounds, scientists say.