Female sharks have terrible sense of direction
Great white sharks may be formidable killing machines but they’re far from sharp when it comes to navigating their way around the planet’s oceans. Read More »
Exotic sharks facing critical risk of extinction
Some of the world’s rarest sharks are at serious risk of extinction because of overfishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has warned in its most comprehensive study of the creatures to date. Read More »
Great white shark the ‘psycho killer’ of the seas
Nature’s deadliest creature — the great white shark — shares many behavioural traits with serial killers when it comes to planning its attacks, researchers have shown by borrowing methods used to hunt psychopathic murderers. Read More »
Basking sharks seek winter sun in Caribbean
Researchers have finally solved one of the enduring mysteries of marine biology by tracing where hundreds of basking sharks spend their winter months. Read More »