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Sharks
Sharks are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and sleek, streamlined body, a shark can range in size from the two-foot pygmy shark to the colossal 50-foot whale shark. Sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorpha (or Selachii) and are the sister group to the rays.
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JAN 21, 2019Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2018Plants & Animals
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Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
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The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2018Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2018Plants & Animals
Mere months ago, a video showing three Florida men dragging a shark behind their fishing boat at high speeds went viral ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2017Plants & Animals
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What would you say are the leading causes of death globally? Would you say hunger? Or water-borne diseases? Heart attack ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Both alligators and sharks are renowned for their predatory statuses in the animal kingdom, but when they come together ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
The frequency of great white shark attacks is thought to be over-estimated by a magnitude of 10 to 100 times, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that despite efforts to clean up our oceans, marine debri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Some animals have bizarre diets that are not usually thought of. For example, some species of crocodiles eat a huge rang
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal populations around the globe, marine variants included, are projected to decline as climate change rears its ugly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Think you had it hard as a baby? Ha! Think again. Human babies have it easy compared to some of the animal kingdom&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever seen a red tide? If you live in Florida near the coast, it’s unlikely that you’ve been able to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
The waters surrounding Spain aren’t particularly recognized for being home to great white sharks. With that in min
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers from both the University of California, San Diego and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2018
Videos
Here is a list of a few gigantic ancient animals that once roamed the Earth. The first ancient animal to be listed is th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Despite just how many people walk the Earth today, some parts of the world are still thought to be ‘untouched&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution had sounded an alarm on the state of microplastics,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
Mere months ago, a video showing three Florida men dragging a shark behind their fishing boat at high speeds went viral
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Most people have watched, or at least heard of, the movie Jaws. While it’s a classic fan-favorite film, it also pa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2017
Videos
A parasite is a microorganism that lives within and gets its food from a host. Some of these relationships are antagonis
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
What would you say are the leading causes of death globally? Would you say hunger? Or water-borne diseases? Heart attack
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Both alligators and sharks are renowned for their predatory statuses in the animal kingdom, but when they come together
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard