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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
They might hold a reputation as one of the ocean’s most ruthless predators, but new research has shown that sharks can actually go to some lengths to keep peace in the seas. Scientists used tracking devices to monitor the behavior of different species … Continue reading Different shark species hunt in shifts in the name of peace
Sharks have been around for at least 450 million years, so it should come as no surprise to hear that even the first humans had run-ins with them. Scientists have now discovered evidence of the earliest-known such attack, which occurred 3,000 years ago… Continue reading 3,000-year-old shark attack victim unearthed in Japan
Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown mass extinction event that decimated the global shark population some 19 million years ago. It is currently a mystery as to what happened to the shark population, but the study authors say the event saw sha… Continue reading Mysterious extinction event wiped out 70 percent of Earth’s sharks
The whale shark and the manta ray are perhaps two of the ocean’s most fascinating large fishes. Well, scientists have now announced the discovery of a prehistoric ancestor of both, that looked like a cross between the two.Continue ReadingCategory: Biol… Continue reading Prehistoric “eagle shark” combined traits of sharks and rays
The great white shark may be one of the ocean’s top predators, but it’s still affected by climate change, just like any other animal. That’s what’s indicated by a new study, which shows that young great whites in California are moving to the north.Cont… Continue reading Climate change may be pushing great white shark nurseries northward