South Australia will introduce the nation’s strongest protections for sharks and rays, driven by a community-led campaign ...

Field studies at Ningaloo Reef document a male whale shark’s courtship attempts, offering rare insights into their mating ...

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

Three fatal shark attacks occurred in South Australia in 2023 — about the same number that occurs across the entire nation in ...

Then, at the end of 2023, 15-year-old up-and-coming surfer Khai Cowley was mauled by a 4m (13 foot) great white shark, some ...

Authorities say a surfer missing in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack and they are searching the waters where the man disappeared ...

At Ningaloo Reef, researchers conducted field expeditions which involved spotting the whale sharks by plane and then directing a boat towards the sighting. The boat team then entered the water to take ...

A 40-year-old man named Luke Walford was killed by a shark while fishing near Humpy Island, off Australia's Great Barrier ...

Shark attacks have steadily risen over time as more people enter the water, but one shark researcher says the likelihood of ...

Evolution has perfected the world’s sharks and rays for more than 420 million years. Unlike the ammonites or pterosaurs that ...

For the first time researchers have witnessed behaviour in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the ...

A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old pastor who was fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great ...