A video of a spontaneous cold sea plunge has shown viewers the value of making memories—and knowing when you’re making them. The video, posted by Emily Coxhead (@emilyrosecoxhead), shows her running into the sea as her husband films from behind the camera. “When your husband dares you to go in the sea after a ten-hour …
Students at Santa Monica College (SMC) have a multitude of future options while at the higher education institution. The school offers programs in newly-expanding industries, and also acts as a successful feeder program for other universities. Its status as a feeder of intelligent youth also applies to the workforce, which is where a key SMC …
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is eating plankton on the surface. Rhincodon typus is a filter … [+] feeder. It swim slowly at the surface filtering plankton through their enormous gill slits. Getty Images Recent studies have illuminated predictable relationships between these majestic creatures and their surroundings, hinting at their heightened sensitivity to environmental changes. …
Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, in mangrove area, Queensland, Australia (Photo by: … [+] Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images Elasmobranchs (which includes sharks, skates, and rays) have thrived for over 450 million years and survived Earth’s most dramatic climate shifts, including the five mass extinction events. Yet, in today’s …
A shark having babies? Not always newsworthy. But a shark having babies after the mother shark in question had not been in the company of a male shark since her arrival at the facility back in 2019? More newsworthy. This epaulette shark pup hatched Aug. 23, 2023, at Brookfield Zoo, born from what staff believe …
Sharks have been navigating our oceans for million years (they appear before trees, to put it into perspective). And during this timespan, Earth and its inhabitants have experienced monumental transformations, but sharks have remained remarkably consistent in both their biology and body shape. This unchanging nature has long puzzled scientists, but a groundbreaking international research …
In a startling discovery along Australia’s southwest coast, a majestic great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) met a grisly fate, believed to be at the merciless hands – or rather, fins – of a pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca). These two apex predators occasionally cross paths, and the dynamics of their encounters vary depending on …
Despite their ecological importance, sharks face one of the highest extinction risks among vertebrates, with more than a third of shark and ray species currently at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Overfishing is a primary driver of this decline, exacerbated by the life history traits of sharks, including …
Shark nets are set to make a return to the waters of Australia’s New South Wales next month, despite calls for the program’s discontinuation. Shark nets serve as a protective measure deployed at select beaches worldwide, including various coastal areas of Australia, such as along NSW’s beaches. Functioning as a physical barrier, these nets are …
NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer crew spotted a strange shiny orb on the seafloor in the Gulf of Alaska. NOAA Ocean Exploration Space isn’t the only final frontier. There’s a lot we don’t know about the ocean depths and the creatures that live there. A NOAA ocean expedition spotted a mystery from the deep during a remote-controlled …