Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
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Sharks in peril: Industrial fishing pushes one-third of species toward extinction
Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.
Sharks Are Dying by the Millions: But Not the Way You Think
Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.
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Fossils of chipmunk shark, an ancient species with an adorable name, found in Mammoth Cave
Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science.
Tourists divided after 'one in a million' great white shark encounter in 'very rare' spot
Video footage of a great white shark at a popular tourist diving spot has been described as “very rare” by experts. The ...
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What we lose when animals go extinct
No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis (critically endangered ... epoch—it would be nearly impossible to watch a species vanish. Such an event would occur too ...