For years, people living along the coast of Papua New Guinea have known about a strange shark that strolls across shallow reefs on its fins. They even had a name for it—kadedekedewa, which roughly ...

Sharks are usually thought of as dangerous creatures, but there’s much more to them than just fear. Found in oceans all over the world, sharks come in many shapes and sizes, each adapted to survive in ...

A shark that can follow you onto land? Luckily, the “walking shark” poses no threat to humans at all. Now, scientists have ...

Populations of reef sharks and rays continue to dramatically decline all across the world, largely because of overfishing. To help bring them back, scientists need to understand which sharks and rays ...