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Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males
By Reham Atya published
Two endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations.
Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed
By Elise Poore published
Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.
Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific
By Hannah Osborne published
A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.
Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself
By Lydia Smith published
Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.
'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing nets
By Hannah Osborne published
Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico are learning to associate boat engines with food, leading to more and more cases of depredation, experts say.
New piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' and Eye of Sauron marking found deep within the Amazon
By Harry Baker published
A new species of piranha-like fish called pacu was recently found hiding in plain sight among several near-identical species in the Amazon River. Researchers have named it after Sauron from "The Lord of the Rings."
Gigantic sunfish that washed up on Oregon beach could be the largest of its species ever found
By Elise Poore published
A rare giant hoodwinker sunfish that washed ashore Gearhart beach in Oregon could be the largest of its species ever sampled.
Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say
By Jacklin Kwan published
People had linked recent shark attacks in the Florida panhandle to orca activity in the Gulf. But a combination of dry weather and heat was the real driving force.
Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no clues
By Melissa Hobson published
Despite numerous tests, experts still can't figure out why smalltooth sawfish in Florida are dying in such a strange way — spinning, thrashing and beaching themselves.
Nightmarish 'footballfish' washes up dead on US beach in potential 1st-of-its-kind occurrence
By Harry Baker published
A female Pacific footballfish was found dead on an Oregon beach — potentially for the first time ever. It is currently unclear what killed the alien-looking creature and how it was dragged up from the depths.
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