The species they assessed included iconic examples such as the whale shark, manta ray, and the megamouth shark, and also many lesser known, but just as interesting deep-sea species, such as the pygmy ...

New research published in Current Biology warns that deep-sea mining could put dozens of shark, ray, and ghost shark species at risk. Conducted by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, ...

There are 465 known species of sharks, ranging from the tiny spined pygmy shark (about 8 inches long) to the whale shark (about 50 feet in length). Each of these sharks plays a role in keeping other ...