It all started in the summer of 2022, when my team and I tagged silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) as part of my Ph.D. research. Silky sharks are commonly found in the open ocean and grow to be ...

Look, over there! What’s that pointy thing slicing through the ocean’s surface? Is it a great white shark? It very well could be. But then again, it might also be something else. With the apex ...

A silky shark with a chunk taken out of its dorsal fin regrew much of its lost appendage, according to photographs taken of the fish nearly a year apart. Research describing the elasmobranch’s ...

The wound was the exact shape of a satellite tag and looked like a person had carefully cut around it and removed the tag. “I set out to record the migration routes of silky sharks, named for their ...

Though shark bites are a rare occurrence, beachgoers who are trying to savor the last two months of the summer season may be feeling a little more cautious after an incident on Tybee Island's beach ...

The shark is only the second in history to be observed regrowing a dorsal fin. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A super-healing ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...