Ghost sharks inhabit some of the darkest and least explored regions of the deep sea. Researchers have captured rare footage ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Deep Blue Sea, a big dumb movie about big smart sharks, is still an entertaining action horror 25 years after it first swam onto our screens. Director Renny Harlin has had a wild career in action and ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent ...

The finds were made during a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast in the Gascoyne Marine Park Researchers say the discoveries reveal how little is known about deep-sea life ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

New species of luminescent sharks and small coral crabs are appearing in Australia, revealing hidden secrets of deep marine ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

The Pygmy Shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the world’s second smallest shark species and one of the species with a high overlap with proposed deep sea mining. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, ...

The video starts by debunking one of the ocean’s biggest myths: that finning alone is driving sharks toward extinction. Instead, the scientist pulls up global fishing statistics, showing how ...