Science news articles about 'sharks'

An electrochemical alloy sent captive sandbar sharks dashing away from hooked bait, a find that could help reduce the millions of unwanted sharks snagged each year by longline fisheries.

Scientists hope to reduce shark bycatch by repelling sharks with electric fields.

Shark's fin consumption more than doubled in Singapore last year from 2006, with demand driven by an economic boom and an increase in wedding celebrations, a report said Saturday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg.

... and ray research and population assessment Minimize incidental catch (‘bycatch’) of sharks and rays Cooperate with other countries to conserve shared populations. “The traditional view of ...

Sharks and other creatures in the Coral Sea are vulnerable to human activities and could be wiped out if the area isn't protected, conservationists warn.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy searched for sharks in the ocean near Pacific surfing beaches on Monday, after two bathers were killed and another maimed in a rare spate of shark attacks.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 31 (UPI) -- The number of basking sharks residing in the area around Scotland's Hebrides archipelago has more than doubled during the last five years, researchers say.

In the water, fear the jellyfish. On land, watch for those bees. They are far deadlier than sharks.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Biologists in Mexico plan to tag hundreds of sharks off the Pacific Coast to help understand the cause of a rare spate of deadly attacks on humans, the local government said on ...

Editorial: Sharks have drawn the short straw in our anthropomorphic culture, but they deserve better

Numbers of five species of sharks in the Mediterranean have dropped sharply over the last two centuries, a study says.

A basking shark tracked with satellite tag found to travel farther and deeper than known before

Researchers have found that whale sharks move in a pattern of dive and ascent, rather than cruising at the surface as previously thought.

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has announced a new rule designed to boost the number of sandbar and porbeagle sharks, along with other large coastal sharks.