Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles.

The coral, which is legally protected, is estimated to be between 300 and 400 years old. Scientists believe it may rank among the largest black corals ever recorded in the waters around Aotearoa, New ...

Sharks are ancient creatures—even older than land dinosaurs —and they’ve evolved to swim in almost all the world’s ocean waters. Still, many scientists suspected that the animals didn’t live in ...

Scientists have discovered the Greenland shark, a creature living in frigid Arctic waters. This shark is now recognized as the longest-living vertebrate on Earth. Some individuals may have been alive ...

Scientists have captured footage of a sleeper shark farther south than ever before, suggesting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is ...

Experts have long tried to dispel the notion of sharks as bloodthirsty killers of the sea. In reality, these creatures are ...

A remarkably preserved 150-million-year-old shark fossil is forcing researchers to reconsider how modern sharks evolved. The species, Bavariscyllium, displays a mix of features that do not align with ...