Sharks: News, features and articles - Live Science
Jan 7, 2025 · Bite into the meatiest coverage of great white sharks, megalodons and more with the latest shark news, features and articles from Live Science.
Sharks: Facts about the ocean's apex predators | Live Science
Jul 4, 2022 · Sharks are a diverse group of often-misunderstood fish. Learn more about these predators, including their evolution, habitat, diet and behavior.
Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally …
Jul 16, 2024 · To measure the sharks' metabolism in the new study, the researchers took tissue samples from the muscle of 23 Greenland sharks that were caught on the south coast of Disko Island in central Greenland.
20 of the weirdest sharks - Live Science
Jul 5, 2022 · Whale sharks are the biggest sharks alive today, and have eyes surrounded by tiny teeth. (Image credit: Brent Durand via Getty Images) At up to 33 feet (10 m) long, whale sharks are the biggest ...
Biggest sharks in the world - Live Science
Jul 5, 2022 · Basking sharks are often regarded as slow, gentle giants but they are capable of rocketing out of the water at speeds of 11 mph (18 km/h) and jumping 4 feet (1.2 m) in the air to breach, Live ...
Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and …
Aug 7, 2024 · Like salmon, female sharks always return to their birth site to drop their pups, Noble said. This means that the sharks' mitochondrial DNA, which they inherit only from their mothers, "is a bit ...
How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist …
Sep 25, 2024 · The big question is, what is the relationship between sharks and placoderms like Dunkleosteus, these armored fishes that ruled the roost in the Silurian and Devonian periods [444 million to 359 ...
Sharks are older than the dinosaurs. What's the secret to their …
Jul 26, 2022 · "Sharks have been able to deal with climatic changes in the past fairly well, but the biggest challenge to the world's sharks and rays today is overfishing," Naylor said. "There are no clever ...
The strange story of sharks that lived in a golf course pond for 20 ...
Sep 27, 2023 · The sharks were, however, frequently visible, often coming near the shore. Their presence was welcomed by the golf course management, and the species became a mascot for the establishment.
Greenland sharks: Toxic, half-blind giants of the ocean
Jan 7, 2022 · Greenland sharks have cylindrical bodies covered in teeth-like scales, called dermal denticles. These specialized scales reduce drag and help the sharks move more silently through the water ...