We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Several massive great white sharks have been spotted off Florida's coast. This post shows you the largest great white shark ...

The fearsome silent hunters of the deep – sharks – aren't usually hued like a traffic cone, but now and again, nature goes ...

A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The Macadens olsoni is known for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row ...

Head marine biologist and course instructor for the Shark Research Unit in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Before coming to Mossel Bay, Nico's work focused on elasmobranch species within the Isimangaliso ...

Researchers in Rhode Island captured a great white shark swimming through the waters off Block Island last month. Cameras set up on the seabed on by the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI), a nonprofit ...

A 12-foot, 1,009-pound great white shark has surfaced off the Southwest Florida coast 22 times since Nov. 18, 2025.

In the scorching desert of Peru's Pisco Basin, a major fossil discovery has been made. Paleontologists have unearthed the nearly complete fossil of a colossal shark that prowled the ancient seas some ...

Countries under the international treaty to protect migratory animals have proposed increasing protections for 42 species.