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South Africa’s Missing sharks have been found

South Africa’s Missing sharks have been found South Africa’s Missing sharks have been found

By David Shiffman / Hakai Magazine

A manatee swims through blue water, surrounded by a school of fish

Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia

By Helen Bradshaw

Dead humback whale on beach from aerial view

Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers

By Popular Science Team

Ocean waves crashing.

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans

By Carla Delgado

An artist's illustration of a megalogon, which went extinct 3.6 million years ago and are believed to have grown to lengths of 50 feet.

Megalodons were likely warm-blooded, despite being stone-cold killers Megalodons were likely warm-blooded, despite being stone-cold killers

By Laura Baisas

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

By Dag Goering/Hakai Magazine

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

Adult zebra shark swims in a tank at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

A virgin birth in Shedd Aquarium’s shark tank is baffling biologists A virgin birth in Shedd Aquarium’s shark tank is baffling biologists

By Laura Baisas

Drones can help keep swimmers and sharks safe at the same time

Drones can help keep swimmers and sharks safe at the same time Drones can help keep swimmers and sharks safe at the same time

By Larry Pynn / Hakai Magazine

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

Tiger sharks helped scientists map a vast underwater meadow in the Bahamas

Tiger sharks helped scientists map a vast underwater meadow in the Bahamas Tiger sharks helped scientists map a vast underwater meadow in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

Medium-sized shark swimming through dark waters

Shark skin is nearly impossible to engineer. A 3D look shows why. Shark skin is nearly impossible to engineer. A 3D look shows why.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

a great white shark under water

Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks

By Lauren J. Young

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

By Laura Baisas

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought 3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

By Laura Baisas

Great white shark breaching while trying to bite a seal

Great white shark sightings are up in the US, which is kind of good news Great white shark sightings are up in the US, which is kind of good news

a sperm whale swimming under water

Megalodons liked to snack on sperm whale snouts Megalodons liked to snack on sperm whale snouts

By Rachel Feltman

shark-near-florida

Sharks are learning to love coastal cities Sharks are learning to love coastal cities

By Corinne Iozzio

Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?

A great white shark and megalodon co-existed nearly 4 million years ago.

How great white sharks probably hastened the demise of megalodon How great white sharks probably hastened the demise of megalodon

By Kate Baggaley

Scientists discovered new shark species with chainsaw-like noses Scientists discovered new shark species with chainsaw-like noses

By Kate Baggaley

Great white shark that has the potential to bite a swimmer that it mistakes for a seal

Great whites don’t hunt humans—they just have blind spots Great whites don’t hunt humans—they just have blind spots

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Bizarre Proton-Conducting Jelly Helps Sharks Detect Electrical Signals Of Prey

Bizarre Proton-Conducting Jelly Helps Sharks Detect Electrical Signals Of Prey Bizarre Proton-Conducting Jelly Helps Sharks Detect Electrical Signals Of Prey

By Grennan Milliken

Beach sign warning of great white shark sightings in Chatham, Massachusetts

DIY

You should never have to fight off a shark—but here’s how to do it (just in case) You should never have to fight off a shark—but here’s how to do it (just in case)

By Alisha McDarris

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas

By Ellie Shechet

sharks in the ocean

Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago

By Kate Baggaley

sharks in the ocean

Reef sharks around the world are in trouble Reef sharks around the world are in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

shark birth science

Why scientists are giving ultrasounds to 10-foot-long pregnant sharks Why scientists are giving ultrasounds to 10-foot-long pregnant sharks

By Hannah Verkamp/The Conversation

walking shark on the seafloor

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

By Kate Baggaley

Everything you need to know about shark bites

Everything you need to know about shark bites Everything you need to know about shark bites

By Gavin Naylor/The Conversation

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

By Jessica Boddy

a satellite view of hurricane florence

Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw

By Mary Beth Griggs

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

By Anna Brooks and Tom McNamara

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads

Mark the Shark Quartiano

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

By Andrew Zaleski

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

stuffed frill shark head

Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird. Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird.

By Rachel Feltman

silvertip shark

Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes

By Sara Chodosh

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark

Why scientists are racing to uncover the Greenland shark’s secrets

Why scientists are racing to uncover the Greenland shark’s secrets Why scientists are racing to uncover the Greenland shark’s secrets

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

hoodwinker sunfish

Meet an elusive, tragic, and incredibly bizarre new species of fish Meet an elusive, tragic, and incredibly bizarre new species of fish

By Sara Chodosh

No, menstrual blood does not attract sharks

No, menstrual blood does not attract sharks No, menstrual blood does not attract sharks

By Rachel Feltman

Check Out The First-Ever Shark Sonogram Check Out The First-Ever Shark Sonogram

By Samantha Cole

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

By Alexandra Ossola

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances

By Grennan Milliken

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating

Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks

Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks

By Douglas Main

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

By Dan Nosowitz

The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks

The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks

Shark Attacks On Humans Vs. Human Attacks On Sharks [Infographic]

Shark Attacks On Humans Vs. Human Attacks On Sharks [Infographic] Shark Attacks On Humans Vs. Human Attacks On Sharks [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin

By Dan Nosowitz