More than 800 researchers and conservationists gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, from May 4-8 for Sharks ...

One-third of shark species are at risk of extinction, yet scientists still lack basic data on their habitats, populations, and trends. To solve this, researchers at Virginia Tech, Stanford University, ...

The fear of sharks appears to have been ingrained in children of every generation since "Jaws" first hit theaters in 1975. While shark attacks on humans are incredibly rare, a deeply-embedded sense of ...

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It seems like Jasmin Graham is everywhere these days. The 29-year-old marine biologist and founder of Sarasota's Minorities in Shark Sciences—which shines a light on work done by BIPOC scientists in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. She wasn’t supposed to end up here. At least, not according to the “rules.” Her degree was in Modern Languages, not biology. She ...

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Da Vinci Science Center will open a new exhibit later this month. “Sharks” will debut on October 12. The educational exhibit is organized by the American Museum of Natural ...

As we age, our vision gets blurrier, we form cataracts, and we have a higher risk of glaucoma. But Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years and still maintain healthy, functional eyeballs. So what ...

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) almost went bottom-up during the last ice age, when sea levels were much lower than they are today and sharks had to get by with less space. The most recent cold ...