Sharks Counting: Population Size Is Lower Than Estimated

Medicine & Technology Feb 23, 2017

UCSB researchers and colleagues conducted an eight-year-long study of a healthy shark population.

Scientists Reveal Winter Habits Of Britain's Basking Sharks For First Time

Feb 22, 2017

Scientists figured out Britain's basking sharks swim south during winter months to get some sun. Scientists used satellite data to track the movement of basking sharks.

“Alien of the Deep” Makes Its Way to the Australian Museum

Mar 04, 2015

A rare sea creature found off the coast of Australia in January has finally made its way to the Australian Museum for study. The creature, a rare goblin shark often referred to as an "alien of the deep" was originally found off the coast of Australia by a fishermen that has since donated it to the museum.

Threatened Thresher Shark Birth Captured on Film

Jan 14, 2015

Thresher sharks are among the open ocean's most interesting predators, using their elongated tails to herd and stun schools of fish. And now, for the first time, a mother pelagic thresher shark was caught on camera giving birth off the Philippine coast.

New Births Spark Hope for Conservation Ecologists: Orca and California Condor Share Miracle of New Life

Jan 12, 2015

Despite continued threats of extinction to a variety of species, life has once again proven it won't give up without a fight thanks to new births from several endangered species this week. These new births have thrilled conservation ecologists across the world that work tirelessly to protect these species.