Scientists have calculated the water temperature at which tiger sharks are most active and abundant. They say the sharks, which are second only to great whites in attacking people, prefer a balmy 22C.

Typically, sharks are finned alive—brought aboard fishing vessels to have their fins sliced off, then thrown back into the sea, where they suffocate, bleed to death, or are eaten by other animals.

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

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Western civilisation developed around these shores but now human activity is having a profound effect on this endangered sea. The great white shark is most commonly associated with the coasts of ...

New technology has yielded rare video footage of deep-sea sharks to enable scientists to learn more about these mysterious creatures. Explore the world of the 5 largest deep-sea sharks in this ...

Researchers uncover unexpected findings after sharks munch far more voraciously on the spiky sea creatures than their known predators, lobsters. Port Jackson sharks and crested hornsharks "smashed ...

Australian scientists have found an unlikely accomplice in the fight against an exploding sea urchin problem that is stripping the continent's temperate reefs bare. The East Australian Current is ...

What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest. Lobsters have long been known as a key predator of sea urchins.

A huge variety of animals produce eggs. These help to protect and provide for offspring as they develop. There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give ...

Lobsters are widely accepted as the key predator of sea urchins, and this information has informed management strategies in NSW to control exploding sea urchin numbers that threaten temperate reefs.

Is there such a thing as scaredy sharks? Scientists have found that even the sea predators are abandoning Southwest Florida as Hurricane Milton makes its way eastward. According to shark tracking app ...