ichthyology
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Living Newborn Great White Shark Seen for the First Time Ever
Footage taken off the coast of Santa Barbara has captured something new to science: a living newborn great white shark. The shark’s discovery could help researchers finally learn where white sharks—one of the ocean’s top predators—birth their young. The 5-foot-long pup was photographed by drone in July 2023; it was covered in a thin, whitish…
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Hammerhead Sharks ‘Hold Their Breath’ When Deep Diving
When hammerhead sharks begin some of their deepest dives, they do the piscine equivalent of what a human would do: they hold their breath.
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Sharkgate: Scientists Claim ‘Rare Shark’ in Photo Is Actually Just a Plastic Toy
A deep-sea drama is unfolding in the world of shark science. An exciting scientific record of a rare species in a new place might actually just be a photo of a plastic toy.
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Scientists Created a Cyborg Fish Powered by Beating Human Heart Cells
The term cyborg conjures up images from Star Trek, RoboCop, and even The Six Million Dollar Man, and while we might get there someday, our first attempts at creating biohybrids are a lot simpler, but no less impressive, as demonstrated by this robotic fish powered by human heart cells.