Quite the hero, then, and amazingly Hauser got to be reunited with her rescuer one year and 15 days later. She was radioed that a whale had swum into the area, and after boating out to see it, spotted ...

This year's whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic giants as thousands of whales migrated along ...

A new study has identified a crucial habitat for whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth, that is also, unfortunately, under ...

Animals facing distress due to human action or aggression may react in several ways, for example, by fleeing or retaliating. New research showed that sharks may defend themselves – not unlike ...

Obituaries can make for fascinating reading. Not just because they celebrate the lives of remarkable people, but also because they often tell stories of moments that change the way we think. In June ...

The species they assessed included iconic examples such as the whale shark, manta ray, and the megamouth shark, and also many lesser known, but just as interesting deep-sea species, such as the pygmy ...

Researchers from the US determined the species of 29 samples of shark meat bought in shops or online. 93% had been labeled ambiguously as ‘shark’, and 31% overall were from four endangered or ...

Join me as I return to Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef in Australia, known for its incredible marine life and whale sharks. After a rejuvenating trip to Canada, I dive into my solo van life experience, ...

In Cebu, Philippines, on August 10, 2025, a snorkeller frantically swam away as a whale shark floated toward her with its jaws wide open. Avatar: Fire and Ash official trailer 2 What is the ...

“My whole head was inside of her mouth,” Mauricio Hoyos, a marine scientist from Mexico, said from a hospital in Costa Rica. By Christine Hauser Dr. Mauricio Hoyos, an experienced marine scientist ...

A Mexican marine biologist was seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark while working off Costa Rica's Pacific coast and transferred to a hospital in the country's capital on Monday, ...

Few shark species have ever been caught mating on camera. So when marine biologist Hugo Lassauce stumbled upon a trio of Indo-Pacific leopard sharks copulating in quick succession, he knew he had the ...