How do you help someone with their leg bitten off by a shark?
How do you help someone with their leg bitten off by a shark?.....»»
Whale sharks show remarkable capacity to recover from injuries
A new study has for the first time explored the extraordinary rate at which the world's largest fish, the endangered whale shark, can recover from its injuries. The findings reveal that lacerations and abrasions, increasingly caused through collision.....»»
Enormous ancient fish fossil discovered in search of pterodactyl remains
Fossilised remains of a fish that grew as big as a great white shark and the largest of its type ever found have been discovered by accident......»»
Sawfish face global extinction unless overfishing is curbed
Sawfish have disappeared from half of the world's coastal waters and the distinctive shark-like rays face complete extinction due to overfishing, according to a new study by Simon Fraser University researchers, published in Science Advances......»»
Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay
Researchers have discovered a "dramatic increase" in the number of great white sharks swimming in Monterey Bay in recent years, including an area off Santa Cruz County where a surfer was killed last year, according to a new study published Tuesday......»»
A Bug in Lenovo System Update Service is Driving Up CPU Usage and Prompting Fan Noise in Laptops and Desktops, Customers Say
New reader allquixotic writes: Since late January, most users running a pre-installed Lenovo image of Windows 10 has been bitten by a bug in Lenovo's System Update Service (SUService.exe) causing it to constantly occupy a CPU thread. This was noticed.....»»
New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range
New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot escape the impacts of a changing ocean. The study, published in Scientific Reports, finds that unprecedented sightings of juvenile white sharks at the northern.....»»
Scientists develop new, minimally invasive way to uncover more about what sharks eat
As it turns out, poop can tell you a lot about a shark's diet......»»
Global solution needed: Oceanic sharks and rays have declined by 71% since 1970
Oceanic sharks and rays live so far from land that the average person is unlikely to ever see them. But these species, which live in the vast open ocean, are also among the most revered, and include the great white shark and the giant manta ray. For.....»»
Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970
When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he's describing Jedis of the ocean. "They are terrific predators, fast swimmers and they have amazing senses—they can detect any disturbance in the ocean from great distance," s.....»»
Southern Africa"s most endangered shark just extended its range by 2,000 kilometers
A team of marine scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has confirmed that southern Africa's most threatened endemic shark—the Critically Endangered shorttail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) - has been found to oc.....»»
Boat strikes in protected areas could be harming whale sharks" development
The biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks, are incredible animals. They can reach lengths of over 18 meters and weigh more than 19,000kg. Each shark has a unique pattern of spots on its body, like a fingerprint......»»
Dinosaur-era sea lizard had teeth like a shark
New study identifies a bizarre new species suggesting that giant marine lizards thrived before the asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago......»»
150-million-year-old shark was one of the largest of its time
In a new study, an international research team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes an exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of the ancient shark Asteracanthus. This extremely rare fossil find comes from the famous Solnhofe.....»»
Research reveals how teeth functioned and evolved in giant mega-sharks
A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives was a by-product of becoming huge, rather than an adaptation to new feeding habits......»»
High cost to wildlife from shark nets protecting S.Africa beaches
"They're basically curtains of death," said shark diver Walter Bernardis as he reached over the side of his zodiac inflatable boat to pull up a net bobbing in eastern South Africa's subtropical waters......»»
Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and reached at least 50 feet (15 meters) in length, gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans......»»
For 50 years, biologist has studied bottlenose dolphins from a research center on Florida"s Gulf Coast
Beginning his work in marine biology, Randy Wells thought he was a shark guy......»»
Basking sharks travel in extended families with their own "gourmet maps" of feeding spots, genetic tagging reveals
Picture the scene. Swimming off Scotland's west coast during a summer holiday you notice a large dark shark nearly 10 meters long headed towards you. A prominent triangular dorsal fin cuts the surface, the powerful rhythmically beating tail driving i.....»»
The Problem With Problem Sharks
A marine biologist's ideas for singling out sharks that attack humans have prompted objections from other shark scientists. From a report: The war on sharks has been waged with shock and awe at times. When a shark bit or killed a swimmer, people with.....»»
Basking shark families go on road trips in search of fine dining
Genetic tagging offers insight into the secret lives of basking sharks. Enlarge / Basking sharks in the aquarium, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. (credit: Heritage Images | Getty Images) Picture the scene. Swimming off Scotland’.....»»