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Teen Drags Hammerhead Shark on Beach to Pull Hooks From its Mouth (WATCH)
What would you do if you saw an injured shark swimming a few feet away from you?
These two brothers decided to pull it to shore in order...
Great-Grandmother Jumps Out of Plane for 100th Birthday (WATCH)
For her 100th birthday, a South African great-grandmother decided to celebrate by jumping out of a plane.
Georgina Harwood skydived for her centennial birthday telling...
Fishermen Rescue Rare Whale From Nets Thanks to New Training Program
An extremely rare type of whale has been saved from almost certain death thanks to a training program for Pakistani tuna fishermen.
The February 10...
Lego Releases Female Scientist Set After 7-year-old Girl Complains
Months after a girl took the company to task for its female toy figures, Lego has released the Research Institute, a play set created...
Australian Divers Save Choking Shark in Bold Rescue (WATCH)
Divers in Australia rescued a critically endangered grey nurse shark off the coast of Sydney that was being choked to death by a plastic...
India Bans Shark ‘Finning’
India has banned hunting sharks for only their fins in a move to protect endangered species from indiscriminate killing for trade abroad. The practice...
Trade in Threatened Shark Species Banned
An international conference voted on Monday to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels due in part to...
Aussies Petition Their Government, Secure Historic Marine Protection for Coral Sea
Pushed by a chorus of 486,900 citizens, the Australian government announced Thursday their intention to create the world’s largest marine reserve, a highly protected...
Twitter Tries to Fill Dying Girl’s Bucket List
A 15-year-old girl from North England has been fighting cancer for four years and now strangers around the world are fighting to help her...
Thriving Coral Reefs Discovered in Puerto Rico
With the overall health of Puerto Rico's shallow coral reefs in decline, the recent discovery of abundant reef fish farther out brings hope that...
Hero Snorkeler Grabbed Great White Shark’s Tail to Stop Attack
A snorkeler has been hailed a hero after he pulled on the tail of a great white shark while it was attacking a young...
Historic Shark Fin Ban Passes In Hawaii
Hawaii is standing up for sharks, and in a big way. Despite pressure from a vocal Asian community that insists on eating shark fin...
6000 Rare River Dolphins Found Off Bangladesh
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has discovered a huge population of rare dolphins in South Asia. Nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are related to...
Bush Creates Largest Marine Protection Zone in the World
With the stroke of a pen today, President Bush will designate three new areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments to create the...
Diving Into a New Smithsonian Era
The new Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History opened Saturday, the largest renovation in the museum’s century-long history and a transformation...
Dolphins Save Surfer from Becoming Shark Bait
A surfer in California was under attack from a great white shark when a pod of bottlenose dolphins intervened, pushing the shark away and...
Shark-Smuggling Bust Nets $1 Million for Habitat Protection
"Leopard sharks in San Francisco Bay will benefit from fines totaling nearly a million U.S. dollars — money resulting from the bust of a...
10 Tons of Fishing Gear Cleaned From Channel Islands Waters
Lost and abandoned underwater fishing gear can be dangerous to wildlife as well as people. Derelict nets in particular can entrap fish, sharks...