Shark Week team discovers unusual ‘black makos’ off California coast
Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are. In 2019, shark tagger Keith Poe was working off…
This shark can change color — thanks to hidden nano mirrors in its skin
New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue coloration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential capacity…
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Fifty years after Jaws hit theaters, great white sharks remain some of the most iconic fish in the ocean. But despite their notoriety, they’re far from the largest shark species.…
Megalodon: The broad diet of the megatooth shark
Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth’s history: Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much.…
Octopus spotted riding on top of world’s fastest shark
Marine researchers in New Zealand recently captured a bizarre and rare sight—an octopus clinging to the head of a shortfin mako shark, the fastest shark in the ocean. An Unlikely…
Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates
New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn’t look like supersized great white sharks. Megalodons May Have Been Larger…
Enormous Male Great White Shark Tagged and Released off Florida Coast in Stunning New Video
Researchers have tagged a massive great white shark off the East Coast of the U.S., which they say is the largest male they’ve ever studied in the northwest Atlantic. Named…
This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?
A Louisiana aquarium has a new mystery to unravel after a baby shark was born in a habitat with no males present. The Shreveport Aquarium announced that Yoko, a swell…
Sharks: Facts about some of the ocean’s top predators
Long portrayed in pop culture as scary beasts, real sharks are no Hollywood monsters. Sharks are a diverse group of mostly predatory fish. They do not have bones; their skeletons…
“How Sharks Became Earth’s ‘Ultimate Survivors’: Insights from Paleontologist John Long’s New Book ‘The Secret History of Sharks'”
“The Secret History of Sharks” author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great…