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Even though the plankton-eating basking shark is the world’s second-largest fish, much of its life has eluded observation. Now, however, researchers have determined that the usually solitary animals find mates by meeting up and circling around one anot… Continue reading Basking sharks found to choose mates by swimming in giant circles
By combining cutting-edge digital modeling with analysis of a rare, one-of-a-kind fossil, scientists have pieced together the first 3D reconstruction of the Megadolon, the largest shark to ever live. From this new 3D model the scientists were able to g… Continue reading 3D model suggests ancient Megadolon could eat an orca in just five bites
Although great white sharks have few natural enemies, orcas have been known to prey on them. A new study now shows that due to attacks by just two orcas, great whites are staying away from parts of South Africa.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Scienc… Continue reading Study suggests orca attacks are scaring away great white sharks
A team led by Jeremy McCormack at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has found evidence that competition with great white sharks may have contributed to the extinction of the megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived.Continue Rea… Continue reading Competition with great whites may have led to megalodon extinction
Although it’s not a hard and fast rule, marine animals that live in cold climates tend to grow larger than their warm-water counterparts. According to a new study, such may have even been the case with everyone’s favorite prehistoric shark, the megalod… Continue reading Cold waters may have produced the largest megalodon sharks
Zero-emissions airliners are still a long way off, but Lufthansa and BASF have developed a way to improve things right now. AeroShark is an adhesive riblet film that immediately reduces fuel consumption, and therefore emissions, from any aircraft.Conti… Continue reading Shark-skin-inspired film immediately drops airliner fuel consumption
Zero-emissions airliners are still a long way off, but Lufthansa and BASF have developed a way to improve things right now. AeroShark is an adhesive riblet film that immediately reduces fuel consumption, and therefore emissions, from any aircraft.Conti… Continue reading Shark-skin-inspired film immediately drops airliner fuel consumption
In most depictions of the extinct megalodon shark, it looks pretty much like a super-sized version of its modern relative, the great white. According to a new study, however, it may actually have been considerably less similar in appearance.Continue Re… Continue reading Study suggests megalodon may not have looked like a huge great white
Back in 2019, we heard how scientists at Australia’s Flinders University were developing a lightweight material that might someday be used in shark-bite-resistant wetsuits. Well, that day has arrived, and such a suit is now on Kickstarter.Continue Read… Continue reading Shark Stop wetsuit designed to thwart great whites
If you’ve seen even a single shark documentary, then you’ve probably heard that the majority of attacks on humans are likely due to sharks mistaking people for seals. Scientists now say they’ve confirmed that theory, using computer models.Continue Read… Continue reading Computer models back up theory that sharks mistake surfers for seals