The scariest imaginable moment at the beach — a shark attack — is stereotypically preceded by a fin-above-water sighting. Because of Jaws when we think of this fin above-water scenario, our ...
Something fishy might be happening on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an image on the Red Planet of two boulders that resemble, respectively, a shark fin and a crab claw. The car-sized robot ...
When we picture great white sharks, we tend to think of their razor-sharp teeth, their enormous size—up to nearly 20 feet long—their keen sense of smell, and perhaps the Jaws theme music. Their ...
Megalodon model at “Sharks! The Meg, The Monsters, & The Myths" (Briana Zamora-Nipper/KPRC 2) HOUSTON – Opening to the public on May 27, the newest exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, ...
It all started in the summer of 2022, when my team and I tagged silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) as part of my Ph.D. research. Silky sharks are commonly found in the open ocean and grow to be ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. “There are many threats facing sharks, but [finning] gets the most attention,” says David Shiffman. Overfishing presents the greatest threat to ...