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Scientists Found an Ancient Shark Graveyard in the Egyptian Desert
Fourteen fossilized teeth revealed five extinct shark species from a time when much of northern Africa was submerged beneath the sea.
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Photo: Samuel J Coe / Getty Images Newborn Whale Sharks Are Almost Impossible to Find, But Scientists May Finally Know Where They Hide
Adult whale sharks can get pretty large, about 40 feet long, yet scientists have never actually seen one mate or give birth.
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Great White Sharks Know When a Storm Is Coming. Here’s What That Means for Humans.
Researchers say shark behavior during Tropical Storm Hilary could reveal how marine animals respond to storms.
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How Researchers Studying Nurse Sharks Accidentally Got Rare Great White Footage
The shark-cam footage captured a rare four-minute encounter near an artificial reef off Boynton Beach, Florida.
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Photo: Stephen Frink / Getty Images New Studies Reveal Why You’re Seeing More Sharks at the Beach This Summer
Researchers say warming oceans are shifting shark habitats, including where some species migrate and raise their young.
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By Wildestanimal/Getty Images Sharks in the Bahamas Are Full of Cocaine, Caffeine, and Painkillers
Species affected included nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and a juvenile lemon shark.
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Vicki Jauron/Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images Are Orcas Cannibalizing Each Other? Chewed Up Fins Are Washing Ashore.
Scientists say the grisly finds could point to scavenging, infighting, or something even darker in the ocean food chain.
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Deep Sea Research Centre/inkfish/Kelpie Geoscience A Shark Was Filmed in Antarctic Waters for the First Time Ever
Now that researchers know this shark is there, they have a slightly better idea as to where to place their cameras.
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A huntsman spider, mate. Photo: Istimages / Getty Images Why Are Humans So Obsessed With ‘Scary’ Animals?
Animals we label as terrifying usually pose little statistical danger.
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Photo: Peter_Nile / Getty Images Sharks Aren’t the Villains We Think They Are (and How ‘Jaws’ Ruined Everything)
Context is boring. Rows of jagged teeth are not.
