There are estimated to be more than 400 known species of sharks worldwide, and one first discovered off the coast of Kaneohe remains one of the strangest and most significant species discovered in the ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The risks of field science are usually described in abstract terms. Weather turns.

Imagine it: You're miles and miles off the coast of San Diego, it's a sunny, singular day, with a glassy ocean and hyper cerulean skies. The deep blue of the water is uninterrupted as far as your ...