A newly discovered species of shark is making waves off the coast of Florida. After decades of speculation, the Atlantic sixgill shark was confirmed last week by a team of scientists at the Florida ...

A terrifying species of shark that dwells in the depths of the ocean has been discovered by researchers. Ancestors of the Atlantic sixgill have been swimming the seas for 250 million years, since ...

Our oceans play a fundamental role in our lives, from generating the oxygen we breathe, helping regulate the climate, feeding millions of people, and being “home” to a variety of living creatures.

Sixgill sharks are among the oldest vertebrates on the planet—they evolved over 250 million years ago—but they still remain elusive and mysterious. These aquatic critters dwell at extreme ocean depths ...

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