Tag: Sharks

  • Science & Tech

    So you learned everything you know about sharks from a movie?

    At a book talk, marine conservationist David Shiffman explained why he adores sharks and how we can help save them from extinction.

    Shark near coral reef.
  • Science & Tech

    Beware the deeper water

    For the past decade, scientist Greg Skomal and a team of researchers have been tagging and studying great white sharks off the Massachusetts coast. He hopes his work tracking the sharks’ movement, biology, and behavior will help shed light on the giant predators, help protection efforts, and perhaps reduce their encounters with humans.

    Great white shark.
  • Health

    A swimsuit like shark skin? Not so fast

    Experiments conducted in a Harvard lab reveal that, while sharks’ sandpaperlike skin does allow the animals to swim faster and more efficiently, the structure of some high-tech swimsuits has no effect when it comes to reducing drag as swimmers move through the water.