Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives. For around 455 ...

Sharks have a branding problem. For many people, the word alone conjures images of horror: sleek predators stalking through ...

Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for ...

Bringing new babies into the world is as stressful as it as tiring, but new research has revealed one species of sharks has managed to curb the previously thought universal cost of rearing pups.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

South Australia's algal bloom could be responsible for pushing a local population of sharks to the brink of collapse, some ...