City lights reaching the ocean may be quietly altering sharks’ biology, revealing how modern coastlines are reshaping life ...

You may think that since sharks have noses, they use them for breathing. However, unlike mammals, they use them only to smell, not to breathe. Sharks are fish, so they do not have lungs, either. So ...

Walking sharks are small reef-dwelling sharks that use their fins to “walk” along the seafloor. Learn more about this fascinating movement.

Revered and feared, sharks hold an unparalleled place in the human imagination. They are the ocean’s apex predator. The stuff of nightmares. The lurking specter of myths. Scientists tell us that ...

Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has a long history of shark research, dating back to the work of the late Dr. Eugenie Clark ...