Photo Gallery: 20 New Sharks, Rays Discovered in Indonesia
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At least 20 new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia&#8212;mostly at local fish markets&#8212;scientists have announced.
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Next Thursday, Hugh Edmeades of Christie's auction house will bring down the gavel in Monaco's famed Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium. When he closes the bidding, a sinuous shark recently discovered thousands of miles away in Indonesian waters will have a new scientific name. And hundreds of...
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By Steve Connor  Thousands of species of marine animals have been discovered by a team of biologists investigating the rich ocean wildlife living around the Philippine island of Panglao.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BANGKOK, Thailand - Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province say they have discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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Shark! Sharks attacked 62 people without provocation last year, killing four of them, scientists at the University of Florida said yesterday.
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New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fishâs skin.
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Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said Wednesday.
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A shark is spotted off the coast of south-eastern Spain, the second such sighting in as many weeks.
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Two large trucks with police escorts flashing their lights rumbled up to the world's largest aquarium early Friday with its newest residents &#151; two whale sharks that had made an 8,000-mile journey from Taiwan.
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A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday.
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Researchers discover spectacular fish and coral in a hugely biodiverse region of the Indonesian archipelago.
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By LYNNE KELLEHER  HUNDREDS of the species of stingray that killed Australian wildlife star Steve Irwin have arrived at Irish beaches over the past two years, according to one of the country's marine experts.
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NASSIRIYA, Iraq  - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 160 miles from the sea.
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NEW YORK - A new fossil discovery from China sh
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Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to help it stick to rocks, WWF International said Tuesday.
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MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Sept. 20 -- An auction of rights to name 10 newly discovered species of fish raised more than $2 million for conservation efforts in eastern Indonesia on Thursday night, setting a record for an event of its type.
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Three new species of salamander are discovered in a remote forest reserve in Central America.