Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives For around 455 ...

New research finds that eggs belonging to the small-spotted catshark will have a much harder time surviving under the worst case climate scenario by 2100. Reading time 3 minutes Climate change may be ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

The pup was one of seven eggs hatched in Tacoma then shipped to Indonesia as part of a conservation initiative to restore shark populations.

Sharks are as fascinating as they are endangered, and scientists have been sounding the alarm on the rate at which shark populations are declining. Sixteen out of 31 oceanic shark species are now ...

If you’re ever attacked by a shark, you should punch it in the nose — right? Wrong. Richard Peirce, an author, shark expert and former chair of the UK-based Shark Trust and Shark Conservation Society, ...

Once abundant in the clear waters around Indonesia’s Raja Ampat islands, zebra sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum) were admired for their striking beauty. However, unregulated fishing in the 1990s and early ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...