A small bioluminescent shark so rare that there are only two specimens in the entire world has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists have discovered a new species of shark that will make you think less Jaws and more “awww.” Researchers from Tulane University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

NEW ORLEANS — A pocket-sized pocket shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it's named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they ...

An “exceedingly rare” pocket shark—originally collected in a trawl survey in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and stored in a giant freezer for three years before anyone identified the species—has been ...

A pocket-sized shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it's named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they squirt little glowing ...

NEW ORLEANS — A pocket-sized pocket shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it’s named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they ...

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The shark is only five and a half inches long and has two "pockets" that secrete a glowing fluid. Scientists have discovered a new species of shark that will make you think less Jaws and more “awww.” ...

The American Pocket Shark secretes a bioluminescent fluid to attract prey. Scientists have discovered a new species of tiny shark that glows in the dark in the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers first ...