Read more about the article 6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks
Photo shows a fishhook, which was discovered in the Israel Antiquity Authority excavations carried out prior to the construction of the Agamim neighborhood in Ashkelon, Israel, undated. The copper fishhook is believed to be used for hunting sharks. (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority/Newsflash)

6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks

Archaeologists in Israel have found a 6,000-year-old copper fishhook so large it may have been used to catch sharks. The piece, which was unearthed during infrastructure work in the coastal…

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Read more about the article Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor
Image shows a palaeoreconstruction of the Solnhofen Archipelago 150 million years ago showing Protospinax annectans and the Jurassic ray Asterodermus platypterus, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the Jurassic shark was very developed. (Manuel Andreas Staggl/Newsflash)

Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. A new study of fossils dating back 150 million years of a Jurassic fish…

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Read more about the article Jawsome Birth Of Critically Endangered Sharks
Short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) offsprings were born in Oceanografic aquarium, in Valencia, Spain, June 2022. (Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash)

Jawsome Birth Of Critically Endangered Sharks

These images show how desperately rare short-tail nurse sharks have been born in captivity at an aquarium in Spain for the first time. Short-tail nurse sharks are listed as critically…

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Read more about the article Boffins Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps
Life restoration of the dolphins described in this study: Kentriodon in the foreground, in the background a squalodelphinid (left) and a physeterid (right) chasing a group of eurhinodelphinids. (Jaime Chirinos/Newsflash)

Boffins Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered two previously unknown dolphin species that inhabited the area of today’s landlocked mountainous country 20 million years ago. Palaeontologists at the University of Zurich said…

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Read more about the article Meat From Endangered Sharks Found in Dog And Cat Food, Scientists Say
The silky shark is listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) appendix II. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Newsflash)

Meat From Endangered Sharks Found in Dog And Cat Food, Scientists Say

Scientists claim that meat from endangered sharks is being used in dog food and cat food and that consumers are being misled by incorrectly labelled products that list their meat…

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Read more about the article Outrage After MasterChef Contestants Cook Endangered Sharks And Rodents
The participants of MasterChef Ecuador used bushmeat for one of the challenges. (Newsflash)

Outrage After MasterChef Contestants Cook Endangered Sharks And Rodents

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The TV show MasterChef Ecuador has sparked outrage for featuring the cooking of wild animals, including the world’s largest rodent and an endangered shark. The controversial episode prompted the Ministry…

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Read more about the article UPDMass Extinction Of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago Reported By Yale University Researchers Never Happened Say Austrian Scientists
Bull shark. (Dominik Radler/Newsflash)

UPDMass Extinction Of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago Reported By Yale University Researchers Never Happened Say Austrian Scientists

A massive shark die-off 19 million years ago that was reported in the prestigious journal 'Science' and hit headlines the world over did not actually happen, according to new research.…

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Read more about the article Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says
School of Pacific jack mackerel chaffing against a white shark at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. (Jesus Erick Higuera Rivas/Newsflash )

Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says

These small fish rub against great white sharks and a new study argues that it could be so they can exfoliate their skin and remove parasites. A team of researchers…

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