Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives. For around 455 ...

1. Introducing sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras -- What are sharks and how are they classified -- How many kinds of sharks are there -- How did sharks get their name -- Where do shards live -- When ...

Sharks have long been feared, and one of the main reasons is that we often think of them as being dangerous and bloodthirsty killers. Films such as Jaws do not exactly provide great publicity for ...

Blind as a bat. See like a hawk. Eagle-eyed…Eyes like a shark? As humans, we’ve long been fascinated by the capabilities, or lack thereof, of creatures throughout the animal kingdom. While some ...

Hi there! It’s Rosanna Xia, coastal reporter and director of the Los Angeles Times environmental documentary “Out of Plain Sight,” filling in for Sammy Roth. For this week’s edition of Boiling Point, ...

Sharks are celebrated as fierce ocean predators and marveled at their villainous roles in films such as "Jaws" and "Sharknado." But this year, sharks can be portrayed more as the heroes, because they ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Researchers are studying sharks to see if they can gather and transmit useful data regarding ocean temperatures to help forecasters ...

Biologists are teaming up with an unexpected partner in crime: sharks. The two have been working together to predict when and where the next hurricane could hit, according to a new report from The ...