Browsing: Shark
In the late 1970s, workers digging clay in Denmark unearthed something extraordinary: a collection of enormous fossil vertebrae belonging to…
Imagine wading through a shallow tropical reef, small fish darting between coral heads. Crabs scuttle across the seafloor as water…
Imagine spending decades studying an animal that much of the world fears.Now imagine continuing that work after surviving a life-threatening…
This story begins not in the open ocean, but in a dockyard. Decades ago, fossil hunters working along the busy…
There are sharks — like the sleek reef sharks people plaster on beach warning signs or the torpedo-shaped great whites…
What is still out there in the deep ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight, beyond the places we routinely map,…
On May 4th, 2024, something extraordinary happened off the coast of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands: a deep sea…
Marine protected areas are often framed as one of the most powerful tools we have for ocean conservation. Draw lines…
A customs officer stands on a humid dock surrounded by crates of dried shark fins, sweat dripping down her neck…
Sharks and rays are disappearing from our oceans faster than most of us realize. Over a third of all species…