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An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a crucial new piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sharks. Subscribe to our ...

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors. Long before forests reshaped Earth’s ...

A recent study suggests that male ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras, use an unusual organ for mating – sharp teeth that grow out on their foreheads. Unlike other sharks and rays, ghost sharks do ...

While Silicon Valley startups focus on short-term gains, sharks play the long game. They’ve been around for 450 million years. This makes them look like newbies compared to dinosaurs. Sharks have ...

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is simple: I’m astounded by the fact that I can walk along the beach in ...