Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

Want to swim with the Tulum whale sharks? As I’ve swam with whale sharks in Mexico myself, you’re in the right place for tips — and you’re in for an unforgettable experience In this article, I’m going ...

A new study shows the Bird’s Head Seascape in West Papua is a crucial nursery for juvenile whale sharks, where most sightings involved young males feeding around fishing platforms. Researchers ...

On a calm morning in May, Brianna Beaulieu, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of Western Australia, and several researchers from around the world boarded two research vessels ...

Aggregation sites like Al Shaheen are relatively small and predictable, making them vulnerable to human impacts. Overfishing, habitat disturbance, or changes in spawning behavior could disrupt this ...

Conservation of whale sharks is fraught with challenges, including targeted hunting, accidental entanglement in fishing nets and changing sea temperatures. However, what ranks way above these ...

You’ve seen the scene probably in a movie: a dorsal fin slicing through water, panic erupting onshore. But here’s the truth—sharks aren’t hunting humans. Most species are indifferent to us. Their real ...

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a newborn whale shark measuring approximately 135 to 145 centimeters in the waters ...