How Shark Trackers Uncovered Illegal Fishing in the Indian Ocean
The data suggests that the removal of reef fish in the British Indian Ocean Territory has increased since 2013, and that sharks are being deliberately targeted.
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Tracking Young Great Whites Off the Coast of Long Island
This area of the Atlantic has been known as a nursery for the apex predator for decades, but no one has attempted to study these sharks' movements—until now.
Uncovering the Mystery Behind the ‘Burning Man’ of Great Whites
Marine researchers are hoping to uncover what is drawing the sharks to an open stretch of ocean in the Pacific known as "White Shark Cafe."
How Tracking Technology Is Being Used for Shark Conservation
Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.
Our Ethnic Segregation Is Killing Sharks
A study of social networks in a Hawaiian tuna fishery suggest that ethnic barriers hamper the spread of…
Why Are We So Obsessed With Sharks?
Shark Week is coming! You're probably excited, and that's kind of strange.
Sharks’ Teeth Are Like Our Teeth
A team of German researchers writing in the Journal of Structural Biology have concluded that human teeth are as…