The discovery of a new fossil shark species, Palaeohypotodus bizzocoi, in Alabama, marks a significant contribution to paleontology, providing insights into marine life recovery post-dinosaur…
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A recent study challenges previous notions about Megalodon, revealing it had a more slender body compared to the great white shark. This insight sheds new…
A potential newborn great white shark has been spotted, marking a rare and significant discovery in shark science. This observation could provide key insights into…
A study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reports that 15.3% of tarpons in Bahia Honda, Florida, are preyed upon by great hammerhead sharks, highlighting…
Recent research indicates the Megalodon had a slimmer body, which could mean it fed less frequently and faced competition from the emerging great white shark,…
A great hammerhead shark’s two eyes can be 3 feet apart on opposite sides of its skull. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads? Hammerhead…
Believed to be predators in perpetual motion, grey reef sharks had previously only been observed in motion, leading most to believe they needed to swim…
University of Florida researchers have captured the unique development process of hammerhead sharks, showcasing the transformation of bonnethead embryos into their distinctive hammer-shaped heads. A…
The persistent fear of sharks, fueled by media portrayal and films like Jaws, has led to a ban on school sea activities in South Australia.…
New research using electronic tags and sonar data shows that large marine predators like sharks and tunas often dive into the deep mesopelagic zone, interacting…
Dr. Nicholas Payne and Dr. Jenny Bortoluzzi with the small tooth sand tiger shark that washed up on Irish shores for the first time this…
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a small shark species, at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole. Credit: Etty Bachar-Wikström Sharks exhibit a remarkable ability to heal…
Despite urban coastal pollution, sharks, including bull, nurse, and great hammerhead, are frequently found near cities like Miami. This behavior could expose them to health…
Different kinds of sharks have intestines with different spiral patterns that favor fluid flow in one direction. Ido Levin and colleagues are recreating those shapes…
Scientists have sequenced to chromosome level the genomes of great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks, showing that their populations have declined over 250,000 years. Credit:…
New 3D model shows that megalodon could eat prey the size of entire killer whales. Credit: J. J. Giraldo Megalodon, the largest shark that ever…
Lead author Alison Towner with the carcass of a Great White Shark washed up on shore following an Orca attack. Credit: Marine Dynamics/ Dyer Island…
Wouldn’t it be amazing to generate a new limb or other body parts after an injury? Some lucky animals can! It would be wonderful if…
Megalodons are known only from the teeth they left behind. Here, a megalodon tooth (left) is compared to a great white shark tooth. Each inch…
Researchers analyzed zinc isotopes in teeth and discovered that great white sharks make have contributed to the extinction of megalodon. Scientists investigated the diet of…