Shark week is approaching, and everyone is wild for those cartilaginous fish. I am compelled to write my annual article with a cautionary tale on why they are considered an apex predator and why we ...

A new study on blue sharks shows that their movement patterns in the open ocean are closely linked to internal energy stores ...

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, rarely encountered, and visually distinctive, the species has drawn ...

The ocean has a definite top predator. Sharks dominate discussions, in part due to their fearsome hunting abilities, and in part due to movies like Jaws. But beneath the waves, another predator ...

Tunas, billfishes, and some sharks, such as white sharks and shortfin mako sharks, have an ability known as regional endothermy, which allows them to maintain body temperatures higher than the ambient ...