Researchers were diving in Papua New Guinea when they discovered a strange new species in shallow waters.

A nighttime research expedition off Papua New Guinea uncovered a previously unknown shark that walks across the seafloor.

Walking sharks crawl on their fins across reefs and even out into tide pools. The newfound Dudgeon walking shark brings the ...

Divers in Papua New Guinea recently discovered a new species of carpet shark that can traverse low-lying reefs.

Learn more about the Dudgeon walking shark (Hemiscyllium dudgeonae), what makes it so unique, and why the speices is already threatened.

Scientists exploring the reefs of eastern Papua New Guinea have discovered a new species of walking shark, bringing the total ...

A shark that walks on land at low tide just turned up in one of the ocean's most remote corners, and scientists are already ...

Scientists have identified a new species of 'walking' shark in Papua New Guinea, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. This unique shark uses its pectoral fins to navigate shallow reef flats, a trait shared ...

At roughly 3 feet long, the shark uses paddle-like fins to move itself across the seafloor.

Sharks have a branding problem. For many people, the word alone conjures images of horror: sleek predators stalking through open water, ominous fins slicing through the surf, rows of teeth on full ...

The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...