This stiffens the shark’s spine and allows it to rapidly flip its tail, overcoming the resistance of the water. Shortfin mako sharks are considered the fastest sharks on the planet. They can swim at ...

That means that if we can prevent further erosion of this genetic diversity in shortfin mako sharks by urgently curbing overfishing, we have more hope for this species to retain the resilience ...

“Megalodon was quite a bit warmer than both of these modern apex predators [the great white and mako sharks], which makes megalodon unique,” said geochemist and paleoclimatologist Michael ...

The only major characteristic they share with mammals is that the majority of shark species give birth to live young, although others lay eggs. Mako sharks, great whites, hammerheads, tiger sharks, ...

There was a bit of a lull in the annual conflict between sharks and humans. 2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new ...

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Shark attacks — particularly deadly ones — dropped substantially last year around the world, a new report shows. The latest iteration of the International Shark Attack File, a database run by ...

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Two Americans were injured, one seriously, in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas, police said. The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when the incident ...