Shark attacks are extraordinarily rare in Rhode Island. According to the International Shark Attack Files, there have only been two confirmed unprovoked attacks in the Ocean State. The word "confirms" ...

Using synchrotron X-ray nanotomography with detailed 3D imaging and in-situ mechanical testing, researchers are peering inside shark skeletons at the nanoscale, revealing a microscopic 'sharkitecture' ...

Blacktip sharks used to be plentiful off the coast of South Florida, but warming ocean waters are pushing these sharks farther north. Ocean temperatures off the coast of southern Florida are reaching ...

The myth says you might turn white with fear if you meet one of these up close. But have you ever seen a blacktip shark that's white? Now you have. They are extremely rare but certainly out there off ...

Sharks don't have bones. Instead, their skeletons are made from mineralized cartilage that helps them constantly move through water. To understand the internal "sharkitecture" that helps keep these ...

Unlike other fishes, many sharks, like this blacktip reef shark, have both large young and live in warm waters. This explains ...

A 10-second video showing a blacktip shark being dragged behind a speedboat has led to the arrest of three men on charges of aggravated animal cruelty, Florida prosecutorssaid this week. The suspects, ...

There are more than 530 different kinds of shark species in the world. Seventy of them can be found off the Eastern coast of the U.S. Off the coast of Florida, there are about 20 different species ...

A great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming in Egypt's Red Sea on December 22, 2024. The Red Sea offers both the scientific world and divers the opportunity to dive in its clear waters with its ...

An X-ray nanotomography reconstruction of the intermedial cartilage of a blacktip shark. The colors indicate the thickness of the struts, with red representing thicker areas and blue indicating ...

Ocean temperatures off the coast of southern Florida are reaching record highs this summer, and that warming trend is affecting some migrating sharks which are in search of cooler waters. Yvonne zum ...