Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world...

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How Microplastics Are Threatening Shark Reproduction

1st May

A recent study focused on spadenose sharks (Scoliodon laticaudus) living along the west coast of India offers new insight into just how deeply these pollutants are infiltrating marine life — and what that might mean for the future of sharks.

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Deep-sea photos capture killer whales attacking a rare prickly shark for the first time ever

5th May

A rarely seen shark that spends its life in the darkest waters has been thrust into the spotlight by a surprising new predator. Recent reports indicate that killer whales have been captured on camera going after a prickly shark nearly 3,600 feet down, marking the first documented attack of its kind.

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New fossil shark named from ancient skeleton discovered in southern England

7th May

A previously unknown shark once swam around the shores of the U.K. more than 70 million years ago. The new species, named Pararhincodon torquis, is a distant relative of the collared carpet sharks that today live around Australia and southeast Asia.

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Something remarkable was just filmed at this decaying whale carcass in Hawai'i

29th May

At least nine oceanic whitetips (Carcharhinus longimanus) and five tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) were seen getting a slice of the action. Details of the event – which is believed to be the first report of oceanic whitetips and tigers scavenging together – has been published in Frontiers in Fish Science.

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