Sharks

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Scientists reveal secrets of sharks' sex lives by examining their bloody mating bite marks

Researchers uncover the secretive mating habits of sand tiger sharks along North Carolina's coast, revealing intriguing details about the reproductive lives of these elusive predators.

Sharks test positive for cocaine-contamination off Brazilian coast, scientists unsure of origin

Researchers who captured the sharks for the study discovered that 92 percent of muscle samples and 23 percent of liver samples tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a primary metabolite of cocaine.

Indian sharks: Why India must prioritize shark awareness to enable conservation

More than 75 percent of shark species found in tropical and subtropical waters are threatened and could go extinct without protections.

Shark or Dolphin? Ashneer Grover hits out at growing founder-investor rift on Shark Tank India

Many founders have alleged that the monies committed by the sharks on the show never reached them, in spite of chasing them to close. Sharks say deal closure takes time and that founders often do not comply with agreed terms.

Watch: Man wrestles shark at New York beach in terrifying video

This summer, shark sightings have become more frequent at the shores of Long Island in New York. There have been at least five incidents where they bit suffers and swimmers.

MH370 hunt draws eyes to molten lava land, killer sharks

Reunion, a part of France that lies in the Indian Ocean around 370 miles east of Madagascar, gained newfound notoriety last week when a beach cleaner stumbled across a barnacled piece of an airplane wing known as a flaperon.

Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup: Study

The study is one of many about how to aid world fisheries, hit by pollution and over-fishing. Tourism draws almost 600,000 people annually to watch sharks from hammerheads to great whites, supporting 10,000 jobs in 29 countries, it said.