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Map of Shark Protections Through Time

Sharks face many threats from people, including extreme overfishing driven by high...

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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...

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Shark DNA Helps Catch Poachers

Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how shark DNA is used as evidence to prosecute shark...

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Deep-sea Corals

It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...

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Photo Sequence of Great White Shark Hunting

Great white sharks are athletic hunters, leaping completely out of the water as...

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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

Scientists in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of...

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Bycatch Raining Down From Above

Guitarfish, rays, and other bycatch are tossed from a shrimp boat in La Paz, Mexico...

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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...

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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...

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The Thrashing Thresher Shark

A thresher shark’s long tail fin helps not only its swimming ability, but also...

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An Underwater Volcanic Eruption

A volcanic eruption of superheated magma (some 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit) from the...

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Superheated Magma Underwater

Superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, glows orange as it slowly leaks...