With the help of algorithms designed to guide the Hubble telescope's starscape surveys, conservation-minded coders have designed software that helps biologists identify whale sharks by their spots.

Wrightsville Beach, N.C. — An 8-year-old boy in North Carolina is recovering from a shark bite. He's one of three people who were attacked this month in the state, and warming waters could be partly ...

Could a fearsome underwater creature hold the key to preventing deadly infections in humans? That question - which will be explored this week in the PBS "Nova" series, "Making Stuff" - is examined by ...

As above, so below. There are patterns in nature that function as fractals, capable of retaining their essence no matter ...

Orca-patterned wetsuits and shark-friendly nets among proliferation of research trials. When sharks attack humans, keeping the sharks safe can be the last thing on anyone’s mind. But after a dozen or ...

“Shark in the ocean” shouldn’t make the news... but if it includes the famous great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), of course you are going to see headlines about it. Especially if this denotes ...