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Why are cave-dwelling eels growing skin over their left eyes? It may be evolution in action.
By Sascha Pare published
These "greedy" eels likely retreated into the gloomy depths of underwater caves in search of tasty crustaceans and are adapting to the darkness by going blind, one eye at a time.

Watch a great white shark devour a seal off the coast of Cape Cod, shocking nearby whale watchers
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A video that captures a shark attacking a gray seal is going viral and marks the first great white shark sighting of the season in Cape Cod.

Shark launches 3 attacks on surfer in Australia, in deadly and 'atypical' encounter
By Hannah Osborne published
The victim was surfing off the coast of South Australia when a shark dragged him under. Bits of wetsuit were later found.

Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet
By Sascha Pare published
Piranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse.

What is the deadliest shark attack ever recorded?
By Lydia Smith published
During World War II, the sinking of a U.S. Navy ship led to one of the worst known shark attacks in history, with up to 150 killed in a feeding frenzy.

Weird demon shark with bright white eyes discovered off Australia
By Hannah Osborne published
The shark Apristurus ovicorrugatus was identified as a new species over a decade after the first mystery egg cases were found in a Western Australian museum collection.

Elusive cannibal fish from the twilight zone are washing up on Oregon beaches and no one knows why
By Hannah Osborne published
Oregon State Parks said several lancetfish have washed up on beaches in recent weeks in a highly unusual spate of strandings.

What is the oldest shark?
By Cameron Duke last updated
At nearly 400 years old, the oldest-known living vertebrate crossed the oceans the same time as the Mayflower.
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