Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks − especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use ...

Trees first appeared on Earth during the Devonian period, around 385 million years ago, and dinosaurs about 100 million years later, between 250 to 200 million years ago. But you might be surprised to ...

There are more than 530 different kinds of shark species in the world. Seventy of them can be found off the Eastern coast of the U.S. Off the coast of Florida, there are about 20 different species ...

“Jaws” is one of the quintessential film classics and is likely responsible for many people viewing sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating predators. Just the sight of the toothy maw on the movie poster ...

Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week has just begun, but the television screen isn't the only place sharks can be found in Texas. Galveston Bay and the rest of the Texas Coast provide a diverse ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ...

Jodie L. Rummer receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with the Australian Coral Reef Society, as President. Joel Gayford receives funding from the Northcote Trust.