Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...

A new study has identified a crucial habitat for whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth, that is also unfortunately under threat from human activity. Research published in the journal Frontiers in ...

The whale shark always presents a subtle irony. It's the largest fish in the world, reaching tens of meters in length, yet ...

Whale sharks, already listed as endangered, face an array of human-induced threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and habitat degradation among them. Pollution adds another, more insidious ...

For much of the north Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam coast, whale sharks have been known more for their tragic strandings ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Rio Lady is a whale shark (Rhincodon typus ...

Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...

Four out of five endangered whale sharks spotted at a marine tourism hotspot had "human-caused" scars, reveals new research. Conservationists found that 80.6% of the largest living fish species seen ...

Freya Womersley receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through a University of Southampton INSPIRE DTP PhD Studentship. She is affiliated with the Marine Biological ...

"Proud of every person who stepped in to help." Bystanders respond after massive creature washes up on local beach: ...

EMBARGOED: NOT FOR RELEASE UNTIL 07 OCTOBER 2024 AT 16:00 (LONDON TIME), 07 OCTOBER 2024 AT 11:00 (US EASTERN TIME). Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, ...