A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

After Australian scientists collected data from 300 female eastern gray nurse sharks off the coast of New South Wales, they calculated updated population numbers for the critically endangered shark.

A species of rarely seen since its discovery in the late 19th century, the goblin shark recently turned up in Spanish waters.

A giant shark was reeled in during a sport fishing trip in Costa Rica that is being hailed as a first-of-its-kind catch. The six-and-a-half-foot-long shark exhibited xanthism, a rare pigmentation ...

Conservationists used baited underwater cameras to survey marine life off Wales and recorded a “rare” shark, a video shows. Screengrab from Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales’ YouTube video Off ...

One of the authors of the study said they identified two rare species of shark, which were last seen in 2014, by scanning ...

MIAMI, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without ever setting eyes on them — a critical new tool for species ...

Over 800 marine species were recently discovered through two years of collaborative efforts in the Ocean Census, founded in April 2023 by the Nippon Foundation and Nekton. A post shared by kendy ...

"On 31 July 2023, two blue sharks were observed in the Bermeo canyon at 400–600 m depth (8 km offshore). A male erratically followed a female and delivered a ...