Sharks
Sydney reopens Coogee Beach under heavy patrols after woman critically injured in shark attack
Saturday's attack was the latest in a series of shark encounters off Australian beaches. The week before, a man died after being attacked by a shark while fishing off the coast of Western Australia.
Colossal octopus may have dominated Cretaceous oceans, researchers say
Researchers find traces of caffeine, cocaine in sharks in The Bahamas
Dozens of Australian east coast beaches closed after four shark attacks in two days
Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets
78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.
Megalodons were slow-swimming, warm-blooded predators – study
The placoid scales are not seen on speedier shark species, as those species have scales with spaced ridges.
Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction
BioDB CEO says shark and ray species are threatened in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea.
Shark attack in Egypt claims the life of Russian citizen
A team from the ministry and other authorities was able to capture the shark, adding that local authorities had issued a ban on several beaches near the attack site.
Shark experts solve decades-old riddle of white-eyed 'demon' shark
The new shark species was named Apristurus ovicorrugatus, in reference to the strange-looking egg cases that led to the species' discovery.
Surfer feared killed in shark attack off South Australia coast
The attack follows the death in February of a girl mauled by a shark in a river in Perth, the capital of Western Australia.
Don't hold your breath: How hammerheads maintain temperature - study
Shark gills can act as natural radiators, cooling down the blood, muscles and organs of a shark.
Underwater robot spots guitarfish in Eilat, Israel
An underwater robot sent by Israeli researchers to the depths of the sea of the Gulf of Eilat recently discovered a guitarfish.
16-year-old killed by shark in Australia
The victim reportedly jumped in the water to swim with a pod of dolphins when she was bitten by a shark.
No swimming: Sharks spotted near Hadera power plant
The sharks are spotted in the Hadera area every year between November and April.
