The Discovery Channel's now iconic "Shark Week" is upon us, and so is the perception that sharks are responsible for a lot more carnage than statistics bear out.
Plants & Animals
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Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are "cold-blooded," meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in—but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand ...
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Jul 20, 2023
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One of South Australia's most popular game fish, yellowtail kingfish, have become a side attraction for tourists diving with white sharks at Australia's only cage-diving site.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2023
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A new study reveals the iconic extinct Megalodon, or "megatooth shark," was a rather slow cruiser that used its warm-bloodedness to facilitate digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 13, 2023
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Increasing opportunities for up-close encounters with sharks and other animals are making wildlife tourism one of the fastest growing tourism sectors—leading Australian ecology experts to venture to one of the world's main ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2023
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The largest marine predator that ever lived was no cold-blooded killer. A new analysis by environmental scientists from UCLA, UC Merced and William Paterson University sheds light on the warm-blooded animal's ability to regulate ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 26, 2023
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,If you take a plunge in the sea this winter, you might notice it's warmer than you expect. And if you're fishing off Sydney and catch a tropical coral trout, you might wonder what's going on.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2023
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Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts' Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2023
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A team of biologists at California State University Long Beach has found that sharks and humans are sharing the waters along California's shore much more often than previously thought. In their study, reported in the open-access ...
A shark specialist and a life scientist are reporting on video evidence of a whale shark observed bottom-feeding for the first time. Darren Whitehead, Investigación Tiburones México and Joel Gayford, a life scientist at ...
