Scientists studying the active volcano of Kavachi in the southwest Pacific got a real surprise when they found sharks living inside the caldera a few years ago. When you first think about sharks and...

Researchers investigate for Shark Week FIU researchers dive into the world of sharks and volcanoes this week during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Mike Heithaus, marine scientist and dean of the College of Arts, Sciences...

You’re Invited: Shark Week 2017 Premiering Wednesday, July 16 at 10:00 PM EST,Devil Sharks looks at the surprising relationship between sharks and volcanoes off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii....

Officials in the Dominican Republic are working with Global FinPrint researchers to guide their conservation efforts in the wake of a national ban on shark and ray fishing. The resolution recently issued by the...

Oceans cover 70% of our world and produce much of the oxygen we breathe. They provide food and jobs for people around globe. Yet they remain mostly mysterious. Only a fraction of these...

As humans continue to alter the number of predators living in the oceans through overfishing and other activities, their prey and other parts of the marine ecosystem are also indirectly impacted,...

FIU’s College of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael Heithaus testified before the House Committee on Agriculture in a hearing titled “Research Innovations from Our Nation’s Agricultural Colleges and Universities” Sept. 29....

WLRN’s Topical Currents hosted Florida International University deans, Mike Heithaus (College of Arts & Sciences) and Brian Schriner (College of Architecture and The Arts), to discuss higher education, the acronym of...

FIU researchers have teamed up with conservationist and TV personality Jeff Corwin to share their mission of protecting the Florida Everglades on the latest installment of “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin.”...