Meet the walking shark, a species of shark that can walk on land, survive low oxygen environments, and reproduce without ...

Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.

Scientists studying Australia’s walking sharks found reproduction demands no extra energy, even under stress, raising new ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the light — it’s fascinating.” The Greenland shark is ...

An ancient shark older than forests still glides through deep oceans today. Its strange teeth, slow life cycle, and ...

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of prehistoric life. Recent discoveries of shark fossils in deep-sea environments, ...