Sharks of all kinds — even great white sharks — are often closer than we think, swimming right alongside humans near the ...

Scientists don’t know why the animals go so deep. Sharks lack a swim bladder that keeps other fish buoyant, so one idea is that whale sharks free-fall toward the seafloor to rest. In 2007 ...

Hanifaru is one of the only places in the world where so many mantas and whale sharks aggregate in such unusually high numbers. Recent reviewers said it was a dream come true to swim with mantas ...