South Africa’s Missing Sharks Have Been Found

A spate of killer whale attacks spooked South Africa’s great white sharks.

Sep 21, 2023 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Voting on the Future of the Shark Fin Trade

A vote next week will decide whether to overhaul the regulation and monitoring of the international shark fin trade.

Nov 9, 2022 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

This Mommy Shark Has a Unique Way of Making Babies

Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

Oct 21, 2020 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Only 1950s Kids Will Recognize This Endangered Fish

Nearly an entire generation of young fishers in Tanzania had never seen or heard of a sawfish.

Jul 27, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Scientific Research in the Fish Market

Scientist John Nevill has spent six years visiting fish markets in Seychelles and documenting what local fishermen catch.

Sep 4, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

My Shark Friend on Twitter Died, Now What?

Sharks are killed by fishermen all the time. What if it happens to a shark with a social media following?

Aug 26, 2019 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

The Shark Was Thiiiis Big (Plus or Minus a Meter)

People think small sharks are bigger, and big sharks are smaller, than they really are.

Aug 15, 2019 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Have Scientists Been Overestimating our Toll on Reef Sharks?

New research suggests we’ve hurt reef shark populations much less than previously assumed.

Mar 30, 2017 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

In the Bahamas, Sharks Are Worth More Alive than Dead

Shark tourism is big business—but the money doesn’t always go where you’d think.

Feb 28, 2017 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Fingerprinting a Spotted Eagle Ray

New research confirms that spotted eagle rays’ prints are unique.

Dec 28, 2016 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Two-Headed Shark Discovered in Spain

A baby shark with twice the bite.

Oct 20, 2016 | 350 words, a quick read

Stumbling Upon a Swarm of Sixty Hungry Sharks

In French Polynesia, pilots and scientists find a huge group of blacktip reef sharks.

Sep 28, 2015 | 300 words, a quick read

How Shark Week Can Save Its Image

The Alien Sharks documentary series is a great model for Discovery Channel’s future.

Jul 2, 2015 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

The Scientific Afterlife of Sharks

When four sharks died in Florida, their corpses were split among a dozen research projects.

May 19, 2015 | 700 words, about 3 minutes