The fear of sharks dates back to earliest days of seafaring, when sailors' fears of mythical sea creatures seemed to be realistic danger of heading out to sea. But it was not until the 20th century, ...
As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...
A newly described fossil from northern Australia reveals an 8 meter mega-shark that hunted in the age of dinosaurs, long before the famous Megalodon ever evolved. By pushing the origin of giant ...
In 1916, a great white shark attacked five people near the Jersey Shore. Library of Congress In the summer of 1916, panic struck the Jersey Shore. A shark sunk its teeth into Charles Vansant, the ...
Shark teeth are “highly developed weapons built for cutting flesh, not resisting ocean acid,” Baum said. Sharks will go through thousands of teeth in a lifetime, and the teeth are critical for ...
City lights reaching the ocean may be quietly altering sharks’ biology, revealing how modern coastlines are reshaping life ...
28 February 2020, Berlin: A woman looks at an exhibited shark exhibit of the special exhibition of body worlds from the Museum of Man in SEA LIFE. Visitors are shown insights into the anatomy of sea ...
It has to do with one particular species of shark—and it’s probably not the one you think.