Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

Scientists in the US and Canada investigate a brain inflammation affecting great white sharks, linked to nine deaths since ...

Tiger sharks are typically thought to inhabit in the Caribbean seas and Pacific islands, but they are clearly lurking off the ...

Published Jan. 29 | Read More | Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species A scientist found a “smooth” creature with colorful orange sides ...

Just hours after attaching a tracking device to a rare basking shark off Ireland’s coast in April, scientists recorded what they believe to be the first video ...

Perceval Wright's interesting article on the basking shark, Selache maxima (NATURE, vol. xiv. p. 313), which I read with much pleasure, and on which I would beg to offer a few observations ...

Storm Eowyn is predicted to be one of the most destructive storms that Ireland has ever faced (PA) Schools and childcare settings will be shut and people have been advised to remain indoors as ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, right, and Fine Gael’s Simon Harris talk to the media outside the ...

Ireland has delayed choosing its new prime minister after a row over speaking rights sparked angry scenes in parliament. The Irish Parliament, called the Dail, had this morning convened to ...

Despite its enormous size, the whale shark is a gentle filter feeder that primarily consumes plankton and small fish. These gentle giants are known to socialize with swimmers and divers, presenting no ...

Species like the glowing kitefin shark even live in the ocean's deep "twilight zone," where light barely penetrates. Many sharks also migrate up and down within the water, to look for better food ...