Miami’s Close Encounters With Sharks: They May Be Closer Than You Think
Unlike big land predators, the ocean’s top predators don’t avoid urban areas. The world’s coastlines are rapidly urbanizing, but how this increased human presence may…
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Sharks Near NASA’s Florida Spaceport: 7 Fascinating Facts
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, located in the shark-populated Space Coast, actively contributes to marine conservation and research. While local shark populations are increasing, thanks to…
Shark Shock – Scientists Discover Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied in One-in-a-Thousand Exception
Basking sharks, known for their gentle, plankton-feeding behavior, have been unexpectedly identified as regional endotherms, maintaining a higher body temperature than the water they inhabit,…
Gigantic Insights: Tiny Scales Uncover Megalodon’s Slow Speed and Huge Hunger
A recent study led by Professor Kenshu Shimada challenges the conventional view of the extinct Megalodon, suggesting it was a slow swimmer that utilized its…
The Warm-Blooded Megalodon: Geochemistry and Fossil Teeth Illuminate the Prehistoric Predator
A new study provides empirical evidence that the extinct Megalodon shark was warm-blooded. Using a novel geochemical technique on fossil teeth, researchers found that this…
Megalodon Was No Cold-Blooded Killer – And That Spelled Its Doom
A killer, yes. But analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature. Researchers have determined that the extinct megalodon shark…
Cold-Blooded Secret: Hammerhead Sharks Hold Their Breath To Stay Warm As They Hunt
Hammerhead sharks “hold their breath” to maintain body temperature while hunting in cold, deep waters, a strategy that may be common among other deep-diving marine…
What Physicists Can Learn From the Unique Spiral Shape of Shark Intestines
Shark intestines have a unique spiral shape that favors fluid flow in one direction. By learning about the workings of this phenomenon, physicists hope to…
Alarm Bells Ring for Great Hammerheads After Scientists Sequence the Genomes of Endangered Sharks
Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two endangered sharks. Low genetic diversity and signs of inbreeding ring alarm bells for great hammerheads, but there may…
Megalodon – The Largest Shark That Ever Lived – Could Eat Prey the Size of Entire Killer Whales
Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is famous for its gigantic, human-hand-sized teeth. However, there is little fossil evidence of its whole body. International…
A Scarier Predator: Great White Sharks Have Been Fearfully Avoiding Their Normal Gathering Place
The new research adds to our knowledge of how Great Whites employ their “flight” instincts to evade predators over long periods of time and in…
6 Animals that Can Regenerate Body Parts
It would be wonderful if we could regenerate a missing limb or damaged organ. Imagine never having to get dentures because you could grow new…
New Evidence Reveals That Megalodons Were Even More Terrifying and Powerful Than Scientists Thought
Megatooth sharks, the largest sharks that have ever existed, were also the greatest apex predators ever measured, according to a new Princeton study According to…
Great Whites May Have Contributed to Extinction of Megalodon Sharks
Scientists investigated the diet of megalodon, the largest shark to have ever lived, using zinc isotopes. In a new study, researchers compared how high up…
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…
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,…
