A tiny, little-understood shark species that lives off the coast of Ireland has garnered more attention lately from a scientist who spent four years getting to know the wee creatures. Subscribe to ...

They grow to over a meter in length, can weigh up to twelve kilos and each summer they swarm into the shallow waters of the Irish east coast. Despite this, the starry smooth-hound has remained Ireland ...

Video shows divers saving a shark’s life after finding it with a hook stuck in its mouth stuck to the seabed. Co-founders of Sussex Underwater, Eric Smith and Grant Pullen, were out diving on 22 June ...

A baby smooth-hound shark has been dubbed a 'miracle' by aquarium staff after being born in a tank full of females. Experts believe this could be the first case of 'asexual reproduction' in the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

A woman who spotted a shark in the River Stour was "amazed" by the unusual sighting. Emma Tella, 34, saw the metre-long smooth-hound in the tidal stretch of the river at Manningtree, Essex on 2 July.

A shark born at Italy's Acquario Cala Gonone could be the first case of asexual reproduction in its species. The Sardinia-based facility says its female smooth-hound shark "Ispera" was born in a tank ...

A tiny, little-understood shark species that lives off the coast of Ireland has garnered more attention lately from a scientist who spent four years getting to know the wee creatures. The sharks grow ...