What the world’s largest sharks, crocs, and spiders can tell scientistsJuly 15, 2020 – The biggest animals of their kind often generate headlines, but these record-holders can also tell us a lot about an animal's biology.
Shark attacks: After recent bites, your questions answeredJune 17, 2019 – Encounters with the big fish are rare, but can be deadly. Here's how to reduce your risk, and what you should keep in mind.
Amazing fossil shark skeleton is the first of its kindOctober 01, 2019 – Skulls and a nearly complete skeleton offer our best look yet at a shark that lived about 360 million years ago.
Bonus episode: The surprising superpowers of sharksJuly 13, 2021 – Over the course of 400 million years, sharks have adapted to every part of the ocean world, thanks to a suite of senses—including the abilities to detect electromagnetic fields and sense heartbeats.
Mako sharks get new protections from tradeAugust 25, 2019 – At the global wildlife trade meeting in Geneva, countries have decided to protect the endangered mako shark from trade.
2 weeks, 4 deaths, and the start of America's fear of sharksJune 12, 2019 – It took a string of shark attacks in New Jersey more than a hundred years ago to make U.S. swimmers fear the ocean’s top predator.
This shark fought off a deep-sea squid, first-ever picture revealsJune 05, 2020 – A massive squid left battle scars on the skin of a surface-dwelling shark, revealing an entirely new connection to the deep sea.
Great White Shark Image | National Geographic Your Shot Photo of the DayA great white shark launches itself out of the ocean in this National Geographic Your Shot Photo of the Day.
How the U.S. is inadvertently facilitating shark fin smugglingMarch 03, 2020 – American ports are stopovers on global trade routes for shipments of both legal and illegal shark fins.
Episode 1: How sharks devoured my careerJanuary 03, 2023 – When National Geographic Explorer Gibbs Kuguru chose to free dive with sharks instead of studying for medical school, his life changed and set him on the path to becoming the scientist and shark advocate he is today.
Why shark attacks are more common in the Atlantic than the PacificJuly 02, 2019 – Although incidents have been declining in recent years, news coverage remains high.
Scientists tag deep-sea shark hundreds of feet underwater—a firstSeptember 05, 2019 – To better study the bluntnose sixgill, scientists had to figure out how to fire a speargun from a submarine.
What It Takes to Guard a Giant Shark SanctuarySeptember 24, 2018 – An unlikely group—including a National Geographic explorer and a former shark smuggler—team up to protect the Cook Islands' sharks.
6 amazing sharks you've never heard ofJuly 18, 2018 – From tiny plant-eaters to huge Arctic dwellers, these sharks are far more fascinating than fearsome.
Mass Shark Extinction Triggered by Dinosaur-Killing AsteroidAugust 02, 2018 – By studying fossilized shark teeth, researchers have found that the same asteroid that killed the non-avian dinosaurs laid groundwork for today’s shark species.
Why are these orcas killing sharks and removing their livers?March 22, 2023 – When sevengill shark carcasses with pectoral tears and missing livers began washing up on the South African coast, questions abounded. Then a marine biologist found something: orca tooth impressions.