One half of shark attacks are attributable to great whites. New research finds that great whites, who are naturally curious, are "sample biting" and then releasing their victims rather than hunting humans.
Popular in Iceland, Hakarl is a basking shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation process, hung to dry for five months, and served in cubes on toothpicks.
Popular in Iceland, Hakarl is a basking shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation process, hung to dry for five months, and served in cubes on toothpicks.
For some reason, maybe it had something to do with the imaginary waterspouts full of sharks sucked out of the Pacific Ocean, “Sharknado” became a bona fide social media phenomenon.
For some reason, maybe it had something to do with the imaginary waterspouts full of sharks sucked out of the Pacific Ocean, “Sharknado” became a bona fide social media phenomenon.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
One half of shark attacks are attributable to great whites. New research finds that great whites, who are naturally curious, are "sample biting" and then releasing their victims rather than hunting humans.
The Frilled shark has upwards of 300 three-pronged teeth. They can open their mouths extremely wide and swallow something up to one and a half times their length.
Squalamine, a newly discovered compound found in shark tissue, has an amazing antiviral efficacy, and could potentially thwart a number of chronic infections.
The megalodon is an extinct megatoothed shark that existed in prehistoric times and may have been the largest and most powerful macro-predatory fish in vertebrate history.
Frilled sharks usually live in the deep sea, but apparently they occasionally rise to the surface purely to remind us that terror may await in the briny depths.
Tiger sharks, large blunt-nosed predators, have a duly earned reputation as man-eaters and are second only to great whites in the number of recorded attacks.
Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They are streamlined, torpedo-shaped, and have up to 300 serrated teeth arranged in several rows.
A tremendous 18 foot great white shark was caught and released off the coast of Mexico. Scientists hope the behemoth can lead them to shark aggregation sites in the Pacific.
This distinctive black and white toothed cetacean is found in oceans worldwide. Known as the killer whale, the orca is also a killer of whales, as well as sharks, seals, and turtles.