News tagged with shark bites

New forensic technique gives clues about sharks from bite damage

Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with a new technique that identifies the culprits by the unique chomp they put on their victims, according to a University of Florida researcher and shark expert.

Biology / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Weed-eating fish 'help protect jobs, livelihoods'

Jobs, livelihoods and ecotourism industries can benefit from having a diverse supply of weed-eating fish on the world's coral reefs, marine researchers say.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Man vs. Shark: Australia's battle for the deep

Rolling from his surfboard, blood gushing from the wound where a shark had just ripped a big chunk of flesh from his thigh, Australian Glen Folkard had just one thought: "I'm alive."

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Using satellite technology to evaluate the effects of ecotourism on tiger sharks

Ecotourism activities that use food to attract and concentrate wildlife for viewing have become a controversial topic in ecological studies. This debate is best exemplified by the shark dive tourism industry, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fossil fish illuminates evolution of plankton-eating

Animals from very different groups that developed independently into plankton-eating giants took similar evolutionary steps along the way, new research shows.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hawaiian monk seal sent to Waikiki to save species

The Hawaiian monk seal, the most endangered marine mammal in the United States, has a long list of threats - fishing nets, sharks and, particularly, humans. But for one group of seals, the biggest threat came ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Details of ancient shark attack preserved in fossil whale bone

A fragment of whale rib found in a North Carolina strip mine is offering scientists a rare glimpse at the interactions between prehistoric sharks and whales some 3- to 4-million years ago during the Pliocene.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whale fossils show important characters of the transition to water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Decorative stone is often used in buildings for its strength and durability but is not often thought of as a hiding place for fossils. If not for an observant Italian stonecutter, a recently ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hong Kong drops plan to import rare whales

A Hong Kong theme park has dropped a contentious plan to buy and import rare wild-caught beluga whales, in a decision lauded Friday by conservationists who had protested against the bid.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are humans to blame for shark attacks?

An apparent increase in shark attacks may well have a human cause, with low-cost air travel but also over-fishing and possibly global warming among the hidden suspects, say experts.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Dolphins' 'remarkable' recovery from injury offers important insights for human healing

A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) scientist who has previously discovered antimicrobial compounds in the skin of frogs and in the dogfish shark has now turned his attention to the remarkable wound healing abilities ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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