Climate Change Baby Sharks in Hot Water: How Water Deoxygenation is Negatively Impacting Smallspotted Catsharks Scientists investigate the impact of oxygen depleted water on baby sharks.
Ecology The function of life Marine vertebrates have different functions in reef ecosystems – what would happen if they disappeared?
Climate Change Ocean Acidification Does increasing ocean acidification mean sharks need a trip to the dentist? How does ocean acidification affect shark teeth?
Behavior Devastating Depredation: When sharks eat anglers’ catches Many people can imagine shark-related dangers to humans, but for anglers, a shark simply eating fish can be a threat.
Sensory Systems Hearing Hardships: How sharks hear in a human-dominated world Sharks can smell blood and detect heartbeats from great distances away. But did you know they have good ears too?
Biology Could sharks and rays be headed for a global extinction? A new study finds that over one-third of sharks and rays are threatened and may be at risk of extinction.
Human impacts Are you afraid of sharks? Blame movies! Scientists say that movies harbor lots of anti-shark sentiment. Here's how that may hurt sharks.
Behavior Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere From deep-sea crabs to large apex predators near the surface, nothing seems to escape the sharp jaws of cookiecutter sharks.
Ecology We Finally Know Why Some Fish are Warm-Blooded On average Tuna, Great White Sharks, and other warm-blooded fish swim faster than their cold-blooded counterparts
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Human impacts Outreach Taking a Bite of the Blue Economy As Shark Week draws to a close, take a minute to check out how sharks are boosting ecotourism in Mexico.
Genetics Shark Sleuthing: How scientists can identify which species of sharks attack Though shark attacks are uncommon, it is in humanity’s best interest to learn all we can about the sharks responsible.…
Ecology A mysterious, 19 million years ago mass extinction of sharks Citation: Sibert, E. C., & Rubin, L. D. (2021). An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks. Science, 372(6546), 1105-1107. 10.1126/science.aaz3549 Fossilized remains…
Conservation Policy Sleeper Sharks: From the jaws of defeat There are many stories of species close to extinction. Sometimes, species can go locally extinct, disappearing from a particular area.…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Evolution One Fish, Two Fish, Climate Change, Who Lives? There is variation within species, and this variation can lead to some individuals surviving better in the face of environmental…
Behavior Shark Smarts: Can associative learning change shark behavior? We all know that sharks are excellent hunters, but can the instinctual predatory mind of one of the ocean’s apex…
Conservation From Table to Tour Boat: How Our Perception of Large Marine Animals Has Changed Over Time Whether they elicit feelings of awe, admiration, or fear, there’s just something fascinating about large animals. In the Western world,…
Behavior A game of shark and ray: Rays act differently when sharks are around As our oceans change, we don’t really know what the current decline of sharks means for stingrays, or for the…
Ecology Sinking Alligator Carcasses into the Deep Ocean to See What Eats Them The Deep Unknown The deep ocean is an alien world. Life here must contend with crushing pressures, near-freezing temperatures,…
Genetics Sharkbites Saturday Are you feeding your pet endangered sharks? Did you know there could be shark in your dog or cat’s food? Did you know they could also be…
Sharkbites Saturday Birds of a feather are eaten together: Young tiger sharks take a bite out of migrating songbirds Drymon, J. M., K. Feldheim, A. M. V. Fournier, E. A. Seubert, A. E. Jefferson, A. M. Kroetz, and S.…