Shark activity increases during summer months due to warmer waters and increased food sources. While various shark species, including great whites and hammerheads, inhabit North Carolina waters, shark ...
When we think of Alaska, we typically think of grizzly bears, moose, and harsh tundras—not sharks. However, the icy waters of Alaska are home to several shark species. Sometimes, even exotic species ...
Populations of reef sharks and rays continue to dramatically decline all across the world, largely because of overfishing. To help bring them back, scientists need to understand which sharks and rays ...
Combining lasers and sharks may sound like a bad idea, but marine ecologists are banking on it to help save some of the ...
The cuts left by a cookiecutter shark are recognizable for their uniformity, helping to identify the species by bite marks. Photo courtesy of University of Hawaii A Hawaii study has found that a ...
Scientists may have been getting shark ages wrong. A new study uses chemical signals in bones to track age more accurately.
This level of precision could mean the difference between guesswork and truly effective recovery.