It's rare, but a trip to the beach in Florida can end up with a shark bite − or a bite from a toothy sea creature. When this happens, people are likely to ask, "what bit you?" Specifically, they're ...
Sharks have long been known for their razor-sharp teeth, weapons that make them some of the ocean’s most effective hunters. But new research suggests that these powerful tools may not be as invincible ...
One of a blacktip reef sharks’ top teeth as seen under a scanning electron microscope. CREDIT: Maximilian Baum (HHU) / Steffen Köhler (HHU). Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...
On a cold Monday morning near the Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach, ocean waves are lapping onto Charles Shelton Jr.’s black, rubber boots as he dips his metal scoop into the sand and examines its ...
Behind the shark's smile lies an unsuspected fragility: the increasing acidity of the oceans is eroding the structure of their teeth, eventually cracking, deforming, and causing them to fall out. Here ...
They’re more shark than bite. Sharks could soon experience a dental breakdown. These apex predators are at risk of losing their teeth due to the increased acid content in the world’s oceans, according ...
It’s a sought after coastal souvenir, one that has beachgoers stooped over scanning the sand for the black, triangular shape that is the shark’s tooth. Social media is filled with Facebook groups ...
Scientists studied how the sea creatures, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolution’s most bizarre appendages. By Jack Tamisiea Life in the ocean’s dark depths can be ...
Sharks' teeth—some of nature's sharpest and most formidable weapons—may not withstand the effects of future ocean acidification, new research suggests. Scientists at the Heinrich Heine University ...
The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to our newly published work. Our study was one of ...
An amazing discovery along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay dating back 10 million years soon will be displayed to the public in Calvert County, Maryland. Along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay ...