Scientist Nesha Ichida releases the second zebra shark of the day, a young female named Kathlyn, in Indonesia’s Wayag Islands. Ichida is part of a new group, ReShark, led by 44 aquariums from ...

As the largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks are already impressive, armed with up to 300 serrated teeth and weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Now, new research adds more intrigue to the ...

Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time. Scientists have long suspected the fish can travel by sensing the magnetic field, but no one knew how—until now.

It’s National Geographic SharkFest’s 10th anniversary! ... Sharks are not as fearsome as they’re made out to be, but some are formidable predators.

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

‘Studies have shown that fear of sharks is directly related to whether people think the shark is intentional in its actions,’ Pepin-Neff told National Geographic (UK). “And it is here that ...

Searching for great white sharks with underwater robots. ... On October 15, National Geographic announced it was teaming up with OpenROV to donate 1,000 Tridents to scientists, ...

Pink squirrels and green sharks—why do so many animals ‘glow’ in UV light? Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose ...

GWIN: They were basking sharks. And they feed on plankton ... GWIN: That's David Doubilet. He’s been a National Geographic underwater photographer since 1971, and like Laurent, he’d grown ...

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

How did this shark swim a record-breaking 4,000 miles—a journey once thought impossible. Along her migration from Mozambique to Nigeria, the eight-foot-long female would have encountered a zone ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what they could mean. Four years of underwater research revealed a lost world.