Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.

A detailed investigation into these strange creatures is finally giving scientists and fishermen valuable clues about when ...

In the deep ocean, far from sunlight, a small shark has been quietly carving perfect circles of flesh out of animals many ...

After decades of mystery surrounding the perfectly circular wounds found on fish and marine mammals, researchers have finally ...

Based on its whimsical name, it’s easy to assume that the cookiecutter shark is cute and gentle. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the name “cookiecutter” doesn’t refer to the ...

Cookiecutter sharks are being blamed for cutting short three sailors’ bid to travel around the world in an inflatable boat. The fish, which are roughly 15-inches long with sharp teeth, appear to have ...

How could a shark slightly bigger than a person’s hand bring down a colossal catamaran? That's the puzzling question that emerged in the early hours of Wednesday, as a trio of sailors embarked on a ...

Its findings build on earlier UH Mānoa research that linked moonless nights to rare cookiecutter shark bites on humans, ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA - FEBRUARY 20: A preserved, fully-grown cookiecutter shark sits on display during the Girls in Ocean Science Conference in Dana Point on Saturday. The small fish sneaks up on its ...

University of Hawaiʻi researchers have published a new study that brings together ʻike Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian knowledge), ʻōlelo ...