The hammerhead is one of several shark species that live in waters around Gran Canaria, but it rarely comes close to the shore. While it is not known for being aggressive to humans, the sharks ...

One of only three filter-feeding shark species, basking sharks eat tiny organisms called zooplankton. Swimming with their three-foot-wide mouths agape allows them to take in water and filter out ...

I write about the world of biology. Numerous shark species are capable of inflicting mortal harm on humans. Here are ten species that ... [+] researchers know for sure have killed at least one ...

This summer, we’ll look at three shark species with notorious reputations: tiger sharks, great whites and oceanic whitetips. We’ll meet scientists who are shedding new light on these enigmatic ...

Over one quarter of all known shark species are considered threatened or endangered. Sharks are apex predators in many ecosystems, and their disappearance is causing dangerous imbalances in marine ...

and new species are described every year. The difference between a shark and other fish: Unlike bony fish, sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras are cartilaginous fish, meaning their skeletons are ...

DNA tests show that shark products destined for restaurants include two species vulnerable to extinction. Consumers may be unaware what shark they are eating - and whether it is from a sustainable ...

Cole Taschman of Stuart was bitten by a shark at Bathtub Beach — not once, but twice in the last 11 years. Taschman was 16 when a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark bit him in 2013 ...

The average flight time to Gran Canaria is 4 hours and 27 minutes. We've calculated this based on journeys from London. The cheapest month to fly to Gran Canaria is usually November. We show every ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

A group of 225 people were evicted from the Arguineguín port in Gran Canaria on Tuesday, but thousands still remain. It follows protests over conditions at the port, which an immigration judge ...