Alongside other cartilaginous fishes like rays and chimaera, they sit within the ancient and successful clade known as ...

“This is the first study that shows a shark embryo’s ability to detect and ‘hide’ from a predator”—presented in the study as predator-mimicking electric fields—“by staying completely still and ...

Lots of animals produce eggs. These protect and provide for offspring as they develop. There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give birth to live young.

An Israeli swimmer was reportedly bitten by a shark at Olga Beach near Hadera, Israeli media reported on Monday, though the ...

Sharks start predation before they are even close to having consciousness. Shark embryos from tiger sharks will eat one ...

The difference between a shark and other fish ... Some sharks lay egg cases with developing embryos inside. These sharks are called oviparous (born from an egg). Other sharks carry young ...

The Michigan Supreme Court won’t settle a dispute over who gets a frozen embryo in a divorce. The case involved a Michigan couple who disagreed over what to do with their last frozen embryo when ...

Around 40% of species lay eggs and the tiny embryo gets all its nutrients from a yolk. When all the yolk has gone, the shark will hatch as a fully formed miniature shark. Around 10% of species ...

“Shark embryos are already very vulnerable in their mermaids purses and our study suggests that one of their key survival strategies - freezing to hide from predators- may be significantly reduced by ...