
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
This is the moment eight little shark pups move around their enclosure with their mum keeping close watch after being born at an oceanarium. The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) pups…
These images taken by divers show the severed heads and fins of sharks which have been cut off and dumped on a coral reef in a national park. The body…