What if we could estimate a shark’s age from a small blood sample rather than counting growth rings in its vertebrae? New ...
Such an effort has never been undertaken before, and rewilding is typically reserved for mammals and other terrestrial ...
University of Georgia researchers have developed a method to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing chemical alterations in ...
University of Georgia researchers tested whether shark age could be read from DNA methylation, small chemical tags that do ...
Age isn't just a number for one of the ocean's top apex predators. It's a mystery University of Georgia researchers are ...
To overcome functional extinction in Indonesian waters, global aquariums are airlifting zebra sharks back to the Pacific.
At just 9.8 inches long and weighing roughly as much as a slice of bread, zebra shark pup Jelly may be small. But her hatch represents a big step for endangered shark conservation in Grit City. She is ...
NatGeo has an inside look at programs helping the threatened species, including a program that reintroduces baby sharks back into the ocean. Photograph by David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes, National ...
LAS VEGAS — When Becky O’Brien dangles herring over a tank of over a dozen swimming sharks, it only takes seconds for a zebra shark to snatch the fish from her tongs. The lead aquarist said she always ...