A new study has found that one of the most aggressive species of sharks on the planet has “active social preferences.” ...

Bull sharks may have a reputation as lone hunters, but new research reveals they actually form social bonds and even have preferred “friends.” After six years of observing 184 sharks in Fiji, ...

Artificial light at night, or ALAN, is one of the most pervasive byproducts of coastal urbanization. Streetlights, ...

Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but a new study—carried out on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji—has found that rather than mixing at random, bull sharks have "active social preferences" and ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) have a really bad reputation. The ocean’s bad boys are responsible for at least 100 unprovoked attacks on humans, 27 of which have been fatal.

Drone observations show a previously unknown behavior in white sharks in which they rotate their first dorsal fin toward an object, possibly to investigate it, researchers said. Carlos Guana Journal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator The idea that a shark’s dorsal fin might be more than just a stabilizer may ...