Deep sea sharks are buoyant

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 10:10 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have revealed that two species of deep-sea sharks, six-gill and prickly sharks, are positively buoyant -- they have to work harder to swim downward than up, and they can glide uphill for minutes at a time without using their tails.

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