Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how sharks navigate ...

Biodiversity loss isn’t just about losing species — it’s about losing the evolutionary traits and ecological roles that make those species unique. A new study on requiem sharks (Carcharhinus) shows ...

An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a crucial new piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sharks. Subscribe to our ...

Learn how newly discovered vertebrae from a 6- to 8-meter shark pushes the origin of mega-predators back by 15 million years. The ancient seafloor around what is now Darwin, Australia, once teemed ...