Many researchers thought the two-month absence was caused by the predation of a white shark by a group of orcas. Now a new study suggests there may be other reasons for their disappearance.

While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural ...

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are often unfairly the stuff of marine nightmares. But these infamously fearsome creatures are sometimes eaten by an animal even higher on the food ...

The enigmatic allure of Neptune has long captivated astronomers and scientists alike, with recent studies suggesting the possibility of vast oceans of liquid diamond beneath its surface. This ...

Scientists are one step closer to understanding why sharks disappear for an extended period of time.

A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...