Two groups of nurse sharks living just 80 km apart are growing at wildly different speeds. And while the faster growth might look like good news, it could actually be a warning sign about how human ...

A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science shows that juvenile ...

A Spanish Fork nurse was recognized by the US Virgin Island Government House for his heroism following a fatal shark attack.

Off the coast of Costa Rica, fishermen came face to face with something the ocean had never shown before. A nurse shark, ...

After Australian scientists collected data from 300 female eastern gray nurse sharks off the coast of New South Wales, they calculated updated population numbers for the critically endangered shark.

Artificial light from major coastal cities can disrupt the nighttime biology of sharks, according to new research that provides the first-ever measurements of melatonin—a hormone tied to biological ...

Anglers off Costa Rica caught a 6-foot-long nurse shark with an orange-yellow hue in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said and photos show. Photo from Garvin Watson, shared by Marioxis ...

Their peaceful nature makes them among the safest sharks to swim with, and Thinadhoo has become one of the Maldives’ best places to have an intimate encounter with them. Slipping into the warm crystal ...

City lights reaching the ocean may be quietly altering sharks’ biology, revealing how modern coastlines are reshaping life ...