Bizarre Manta-Like Sharks Once Soared Through Late Cretaceous Oceans
Introducing a “bizarre” shark from the Late Cretaceous that, more than 66 million years ago, plied the seas feasting upon plankton while soaring through the…
Sharks
Scientists Show Electronic Technology Can Save People From Shark Bites
The deployment of personal electronic deterrents is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuries. With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia —…
Cutting-Edge 3D Satellite Technology Shows These Baby Great White Sharks Love to Hang Out Near New York
FAU Harbor Branch study provides first-ever glimpse into 3D movements of young white sharks using satellite technology. Uncovering detailed travel patterns and habitat use of…
Discovery of a Bizarre, Winged “Eagle Shark” in the Cretaceous Seas
93 million years ago, bizarre, winged sharks swam in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This newly described fossil species, called Aquilolamna milarcae, has…
Researchers Unlock Mysteries of Soupfin Shark Migration and Reproduction
Tracking the U.S. population of soupfin sharks yields firsts for science, implications for management and conservation. A seven-year study of California’s soupfin sharks sheds light…
Whale Sharks Extraordinary Ability to Quickly Recover From Serious Injuries
A new study has for the first time explored the extraordinary rate at which the world’s largest fish, the endangered whale shark, can recover from…
Pioneering Research Reveals How Teeth Functioned and Evolved in Giant Mega-Sharks
A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives was a…
New Climate Change Research: Future Too Warm for Baby Sharks
New research has found as climate change causes the world’s oceans to warm, baby sharks are born smaller, exhausted, undernourished, and into environments that are…
Prehistoric Shark Hid Its Largest, Sharpest Teeth
Some, if not all, early sharks that lived 300 to 400 million years ago not only dropped their lower jaws downward but rotated them outwards…
Body Size of Extinct Gigantic Megatooth Shark – Otodus Megalodon – Indeed off the Charts in the Shark World
A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, about 50 feet (15 meters) in length, is indeed…
Protecting a Nearly Endangered Species: Tracking Hammerhead Sharks Reveals Conservation Targets
Nova Southeastern University researchers lead team studying smooth hammerhead sharks. They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans. While some…
Whale Shark Girls Overtake the Boys to Become World’s Largest Fish
A decade-long study of the iconic fish has found male whale sharks grow quickly, before plateauing at an average adult length of about eight or…
Unexpected Discovery of a 410-Million-Year-Old Fossil Forces Rethink of Shark Evolution
Sharks’ non-bony skeletons were thought to be the template before bony internal skeletons evolved, but a new fossil discovery suggests otherwise. The discovery of a…
Finally Revealed: Gargantuan True Size of Legendary Prehistoric Mega-Shark Megalodon
A new study led by the University of Bristol and Swansea University has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that…
Reef Sharks in Decline – Already Functionally Extinct on Many of the World’s Reefs
Global survey reveals sharks are functionally extinct on many of the world’s reefs, but hope lies in key conservation measures. Though many people find them…
Life in the Shallows: A Trap for Baby Sharks
Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries — but, they also say these habitats face…
Scientists Surprised When They Examine Stomach Contents of Great White Sharks and Find Out What They Really Eat
Understanding how sharks feed is vital for managing human interactions. The first-ever detailed study of the diets of great white sharks off the east Australian…
Legacy of Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Solves Whale Shark Mystery
The radioactive legacy of the arms race reveals true age of the world’s largest fish. Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped…