A Hunt Gone Wrong! What Caused This Megalodon Shark’s Massive Toothache?
Did the world’s largest prehistoric shark need an orthodontist, or did it just have a bad lunch? Researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and…
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Intriguing Pattern Discovered With Super-Sized Megalodon Sharks
Cooler Waters Created Super-Sized Megalodon Megalodon expert leads the discovery of an intriguing pattern of the prehistoric shark. A new study reveals that the iconic…
Endangered Shark Species Secretly Added to Pet Food – Identified by DNA Barcoding
Pet owners may unknowingly be feeding their pets with meat from endangered shark species, shows a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The…
New Research Bites Holes Into Previous Theories About Megalodons – One of the Largest Sharks That Ever Lived
Extinct shark’s shape swims back out of focus. A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon,…
Mysterious Megalodon: No One Actually Knows What the Gigantic Shark Really Looked Like
Latest study reveals no one still knows what the Megalodon really looked like. DePaul University shark researchers say the mystery makes paleontology an exciting scientific…
Win-Win: LED Lighted Nets Dramatically Reduce Bycatch of Wildlife While Making Fishing More Efficient
LED illuminated nets reduce bycatch of sharks and skates by an incredible 95 percent while maintaining catch rates of target species. In a win-win for…
Tiger Shark Migrations Altered by Rising Ocean Temperatures From Climate Change
A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science revealed that the locations and timing…
Ancestors of Whale Sharks in Panama May Come From Distant Waters Around the World
The world’s largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is a plankton-loving giant that can be found alone or in groups in all tropical oceans….
“Shark Vision” Confirms Mistaken Identity May Explain Why Sharks Bite Humans
New shark-vision models show that many shark bites by great whites may be a case of mistaken identity, as surfing and swimming humans on the…
Tiger Beach Research Reveals Tiger Sharks Have Social Preferences for One Another
New research indicates that baited shark diving can influence tiger shark social behavior. Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…
Shark Diversity Unaffected When the Dinosaurs Were Wiped Out in Global Catastrophe
Selective extinction of apex predators suggests a shift to more generalist diets. A global catastrophe 66 million years ago led to the extinction of all…
Five Incredible Ways NASA Helps With Shark Conservation
While scientists at our partner institutions are directly focusing on shark conservation, NASA’s Earth-observing satellites collect key information about sharks’ habitat – the ocean. NASA’s…
“Get Out of the Water!” Monster Shark Movies Massacre Shark Conservation Efforts
Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way we…
Answers to a Fundamental Puzzle: Why Are Some Fish Warm-Blooded When Most Are Not?
New research from marine biologists offers answers to a fundamental puzzle that had until now remained unsolved: why are some fish warm-blooded when most are…
Ancient Fossil Shark Scales Provide a Glimpse of Reef Predator Populations Before Human Impact
The results indicate that shark abundance in the region declined roughly three-fold since prehistoric times. Scientists recently made news by using fossil shark scales to…
The City of David and the 80 Million-Year-Old Sharks’ Teeth Mystery
Scientists have found an unexplained cache of fossilized shark teeth in an area where there should be none — in a 2900-year-old site in the…
3,000-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim Found – Grim Remains Scarred by at Least 790 Deep, Serrated Injuries
Newspapers regularly carry stories of terrifying shark attacks, but in a paper published today, Oxford-led researchers reveal their discovery of a 3,000-year-old victim — attacked…
New Species of Ancient Shark Discovered
In a new study, an international team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes a fossil skeleton of an ancient shark, which…
