Can bite-resistant wetsuits reduce shark attacks? Scientists investigate
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the…
Researchers Tested Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Material With Great Whites and Tiger Sharks. Here’s What Happened
Australian shark experts have revealed that some special wetsuit materials aiming to keep sharks from ripping your arm…
Scientists Capture Leopard Sharks “Threesome” Mating in Ultra Rare Encounter
Three leopard sharks made history. Off the coral-rich shores of New Caledonia, in the blue quiet of Abore…
First-Ever Recording of Leopard Sharks Mating Reveals Shock ‘Threesome’
The first-ever recording of endangered leopard sharks mating in the wild has revealed a surprising “threesome” between two…
Endangered Whale Sharks Are Covered in Scars, and Humans Are to Blame
Whale shark alongside snorkeler in Cendrawasih Bay. Credit: M.V. Erdmann Over 60% of whale sharks in Indonesia are…
Indo-Pacific leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
See shark trio recorded in rare mating scene Three Indo-Pacific leopard sharks observed near New Caledonia are believed…
Deep-Sea Ghost Sharks Grow Teeth on Their Foreheads, and Scientists Finally Know Why
Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head.…
Eight creatures most likely to survive a global catastrophe
When we imagine the end of the world, we often picture humanity scrambling for survival, but nature might…
As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks’ Teeth Start to Dissolve
Sharks have been on this planet for more than 400 million years. They’re older than the first trees,…
Sharks are losing their bite and here’s why it should really worry you
Our oceans are changing fast – and not for the better. As global temperatures rise and ecosystems shift,…
50 Years of Killer Fish (And Other Marine Monsters)
On June 20, 1975, an up-and-coming young director named Steven Spielberg unleashed a little killer shark movie called…
Scientists discover one-of-a-kind, bright orange shark swimming off Costa Rica
One fish, two fish, red fish — orange shark? Scientists came across a bright orange shark in the…