Q: What's a pilot fish? A: There are two answers to that question. One is the Mother Nature version: Pilot fish are small fish that swim just ahead of sharks. When the shark changes direction, so do ...

A Southern California fish spotter on Sunday captured aerial footage showing a 20-foot whale shark swimming lazily on the surface southeast of Santa Catalina Island. “Notice the remoras fall off and ...

New switch gets installed over the weekend at this company’s remote site. But on Monday, no one connected to it can log onto the network, says this pilot fish who’s one of the disconnected. The ...

Editor’s Note: We’ve added a section to this article since publication, based on viewer feedback: Because You Asked: Why Smaller Fish Swim with Sharks MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — In the University of South ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — As celebrations wrap for Independence Day, marine life fanatics are gearing up for a week dedicated to one of the ocean’s most famous residents. Shark Week, a marathon of 25 hours of ...

Shark fishermen sling bait — sometimes even blood — to lure the ocean's top predator near the same surf where children splash around like prey and most shark attacks occur. For some, that casts much ...