"Between 100,000 to 200,000 years ago, white shark populations appear to have divided into three discrete lineages," researcher Catherine Jones said.

Scientists discovered the strange new species in the Pacific Ocean ... have uncovered a new species of ghost shark living deep in the Pacific Ocean. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ...

A shark was sighted off Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego and warning signs have been placed along the coast in the area ...

Off Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, tiger sharks grow ... which is in the open ocean, far from many predators. “Newborn tiger sharks are really quite vulnerable,” says Meyer, “so ...

An octopus rides on the back of a fast mako shark off the coast of New Zealand; a scientific video reveals an unusual ...

Nate Burleson dives into open waters in Hawaii to swim with Galapagos sharks, challenging his fear and changing his perspective.

A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The analysis estimates that ...

As sharks consume prey in one place and excrete waste elsewhere, they move nutrients throughout the ocean. In the Pacific, for example, gray reef sharks move nitrogenfrom the offshore waters where ...

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Within the continental United States, more shark-human incidents occurred in the Atlantic Ocean—only four attacks were reported in the Pacific (three from Hawaii) compared to 27 in the Atlantic.