Tag: Shark
Researchers find 3,000-year-old shark attack victim
A combination of archaeological science and forensic techniques have helped to show that his body is the earliest direct evidence of a shark attack.
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School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate
A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to...
When devastation strikes the oceans, sharks can hold the key to...
A world without sharks is a world less resilient to extreme climate events, scientists say.
Predators, including some sharks, are known to be critical for...
Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale sharks.
The discovery, published...
Greenland shark lifespan at least 400 years
A Greenland shark slowly swimming away from the zodiac, returning to the deep and cold waters of the Uummannaq Fjord in northwestern Greenland. The...
Humans are greater threat to sharks, not the other way around
Credit: Florida International University
Fans of Shark Week are sinking their teeth into a whole new slate of programming focused on one of the world’s...
Sharks have individual personalities: Study
A new study indicates that sharks of the same species can have different personalities.
Certain Port Jackson sharks were bolder than others in tests of...
