That cool-looking "shark fin" on the roof of your car is an important piece of technology.

Whatever happened to those whip-style antennas that cars used to have? And is the new shark fin style actually better?

U.S. authorities have assisted the Peruvian government in seizing an estimated 10,000 individual shark fins destined for China — one of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in Latin American ...

The illegal shark trade is a transnational challenge, and so is the solution.

Research shows international protections put in place to protect five species of threatened sharks are not being followed. Countries have reported no fishing for the five species of sharks, but DNA ...

FIU scientists have discovered two major problems after analyzing small shark fins from Hong Kong markets — small coastal species are much more common in the international fin trade than previously ...

HOUSTON (KGO) -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says ten restaurants and markets in the Houston and Dallas area were caught illegally selling shark fins and shark fin products during a recent ...

In disturbing photos from the Florida Keys and beach on Singer Island, sharks fins, often sold on the black market, lay lifeless and defenseless. The fins in the Keys were discovered by state and ...

Next January, the sale and possession of shark fins will be illegal in Oregon. House Bill 2838 passed the House and Senate and the Governor has signed the bill, which means that Oregon becomes one of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator The idea that a shark’s dorsal fin might be more than just a stabilizer may ...