Marine biologist Carolin Nieder says she discovered that rig sharks make clicking sounds Rig sharks make a clicking sound with flat teeth, which are quite different from other shark species' teeth, ...

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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 ...

A rendering of Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” an ancient shark that stalked the ocean floor 340 million years ago. Rendering courtesy of the National Park Service A shark no larger ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service announced Monday. The identification was made ...

Another new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park.According to a post from the park, an ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species while ...

Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.

It’s no secret that human impacts on our planet are having widely detrimental impacts, on everything from our atmosphere to our jungles, our land to our sea, with countless species that once walked ...

Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...