This is the shocking moment a juvenile reef shark was found dead, suffocated by a disposable diaper wrapped around its head.

Plastic pollution claimed the life of yet another marine animal last September — this time a baby reef shark off the coast of the Grand Cayman island in the Caribbean. According to Dr. Johanna Kohler, ...

Sharks hold a special place in the hearts and minds of many people and, more importantly, they keep marine ecological systems healthy by keeping fish populations in check. But one type of shark found ...

"The epaulette shark is known for its resilience to change, even to ocean acidification," Jodie Rummer, co-author and associate professor at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said ...

A blacktip reef shark. The family of the 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys on Monday says the species of the fish was a blacktip. The boy had to have surgery to save his leg ...

A diet of poor-quality scraps is changing the behavior and physiology of blacktip reef sharks Around the world, snorkeling or diving tourists who want to see sharks in their natural habitat may lure ...

Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) in san Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo. (Photo by: Luis Javier Sandoval/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) With global reef shark populations ...

Editor’s Note: This story was identified by Patricia Zurita, who is guest editor for Call to Earth’s “Nature’s Highways” theme. For sharks, turtles and rays in the Caribbean, the Mesoamerican Reef – ...

A new rewilding program aims to boost the local population of bamboo sharks in the waters of Khao Lak, Thailand. The species, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, used to be abundant in ...