From unexpected attacks to jaw-dropping close calls, these shark clips capture pure chaos beneath the waves. Divers, fishermen, and beachgoers all find themselves face to face with nature’s ultimate ...

The pointy-nosed blue chimaera was named for Alaskan artist Ray Troll, who loved the species so much that his artwork immortalized it. However, Troll was not the only one curious about this strange ...

NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) --Shark Week -- the annual summertime celebration of the toothy sea creatures -- kicks off Sunday on Discovery and Discovery+. The programming block contains nearly two dozen ...

Scientists studied how the sea creatures, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolution’s most bizarre appendages. By Jack Tamisiea Life in the ocean’s dark depths can be ...

Spotted ratfish, or “ghost sharks,” have forehead teeth that help them grasp onto mates. It’s the first time teeth have been found outside of a mouth.

Ghost sharks have evolved rows of true teeth on a bizarre forehead rod used for mating. Fossil and genetic evidence revealed the tenaculum’s teeth develop the same way as those inside the mouth, ...