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Scientists stunned after 330-million-year-old shark teeth emerge from Ireland's ancient limestoneWildlife officers in Ireland unearthed 330-million-year-old fossilized shark teeth, predating dinosaurs. These Psephodus magnus teeth, foun...
Eyes the size of a pizza and longer than a bus - the ocean's most mysterious monster just showed up in Western Australia and scientists are stunnedScientists found signs of a giant squid in deep waters near Western Australia using DNA in seawater. The study also showed many unknown sea...
Why Even Great White Sharks Quietly Leave When Orcas Show UpGreat white sharks are not always the ocean's top predator. Killer whales, also known as orcas, are now challenging this title. Recent stud...
Not Sharks. Not T. Rex. Scientists Just Confirmed the Sharpest Teeth in All of Natural History Belonged to a Tiny Ancient Creature Most People Have Never Heard OfScientific research revealed that ancient eel-like creatures called conodonts possessed highly effective cutting structures in their teeth,...
This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
How the ‘Cretaceous Kraken’ hunted 100 million years ago: Inside the deadly feeding style of the 62-foot giant octopusGiant octopus Cretaceous Kraken: Ancient giant octopuses, Nanaimoteuthis, with arms up to 19 meters, were apex predators in the Late Cretac...
‘Kraken-Like’ giant octopuses as large as semi-trucks ruled oceans 100 million years ago, study findsNew research reveals giant octopuses were powerful ocean predators around 100 million years ago. These creatures, some reaching 19 meters, ...
Scientists Find Sharks Older Than Dinosaurs Hidden in Stone for 325 Million YearsScientists have unearthed fossils of two new shark species within Mammoth Cave. These ancient creatures swam in seas that covered the regio...
Great white sharks DNA difference mystery defies scientific explanationScientists have uncovered a perplexing genetic divergence in great white sharks, observing significant differences in mitochondrial DNA des...
Pacific Sleeper Sharks queue up to feed on cow in South China Sea; first-ever footage captures rare deep sea behaviorIn a surprising discovery, scientists observed Pacific sleeper sharks, typically found in cold, northern waters, feeding on a cow carcass i...
Brazil's cocaine sharks make waves: Sequel to 'cocaine bear' now a hot topicCocaine Sharks Brazil: A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation found that Brazilian sharpnose sharks off Rio de Janeiro tested positive for ...
How does a nursery full of baby great white sharks look like? Scientists explore a nursey off the coast of New YorkScientists have explored a nursery full of baby great white sharks. They track these creatures in their habitat. An episode on the National...
This Hollywood blockbuster inspired a generation to become shark scientistsIn 1974, Peter Benchley's bestselling novel 'Jaws' fanned this fear into a wildfire that spread around the world. The book sold more than 5...
"Cocaine Sharks" documentary explores possible drug consumption by Florida's coastal sharksThe documentary "Cocaine Sharks" explores the possibility that Florida coast sharks are ingesting the drugs that smugglers dump into the At...
- Australian scientist tracks whale sharks using NASA algorithm
Canberra, Nov 30 (IANS) An algorithm developed by NASA to study star charts has been used by an Australian marine scientist to track and id...
Greenland shark emerges as longest living vertebratesGreenland shark has clocked in as the world’s longest living vertebrate with the scientists estimating its life expectancy at 272 years.
- Decline in shark population worldwide
Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and worldwide, according to scientists.