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Sharks

The Miracle of the Shark 'Virgin Birth'

As more cases of sharks reproducing asexually emerge, scientists are reversing a lot of assumptions about parthenogenesis.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 4, 2016

Over 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Shark Meat Seized at Chinese Fish Market

The fishermen claim ignorance, but selling shark meat can be lucrative.

Eric Grundhauser April 18, 2016

Family Planning For Sharks Now Involves Multigenerational Virgin Births

Urvija Banerji January 13, 2016

A tribute to Lester C. Madden: veteran, Jaws trufan, and headstone visionary.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Shark Tombstone

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

FOUND: An Ancient Megamouth Shark

Sarah Laskow September 11, 2015

Sharks Have a Sixth Sense and It is Terrifying

Tim Requarth August 5, 2015

FOUND: Sharks Hanging Out in a Volcano

Sarah Laskow July 10, 2015

In North Carolina, It's Been Shark Week All Summer. Why?

Jeremy Berke July 8, 2015

Genius River Bridge

Genius River Bridge

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Lionfish Kabobs: Teaching Old Sharks New Tastes

oriana leckert October 30, 2014

Cape Town, South Africa

Seal Island

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

31 days of halloween

The Shark Attack No One Was Expecting and Inspired 'Jaws'

Sarah Blake October 8, 2013

Nurse sharks at Compass Cay, swimming by the dock for food. (Brett Young/Atlas Obscura)

Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

Gansbaai, South Africa

Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Edgartown, Massachusetts

‘Jaws’ Bridge

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

Oxford, England

The Headington Shark

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.