Shark blood 'offers cancer hope'???

 I am bit confused, i should take it as good news as a hope for cancer patient or take it as bad news because Shark is going to face human threat. well any developement in the field of cancer research is welcome. "...

Global Alert: Many Methane Gas Plumes Discovered in Arctic

"British scientists have discovered hundreds more methane "plumes" bubbling up from the Arctic seabed, in an area to the west of the Norwegian island of Svalbard. It is the second time in a week that scientists have...

Virgin birth of shark in Virginia aquarium

Shark , most dreeded animal in water, is facing the threat of extinction, from non other than humans.There is a good news for environmentalist , regarding shark." The shark came to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine...

Shark "Virgin Birth" Confirmed

" A female blacktip shark in Virginia fertilized her own egg without mating with a male shark, new DNA evidence shows."

Whale Shark to be held Captive Indefinitely... what a surprise!

Following on from my earlier story about the Whale Shark caught off the coast of the UAE and taken to the newly opened Atlantis hotel for 'observations', new information has come to light on the future of this...

Aussie surfer towed by shark

An Australian surfer went on a very strange tow-in this morning when a 10-foot shark became entangled in his leash in Byron Bay.  The shark began towing him and his board out to sea until it finally freed itself...

Man dives in to save pet dog from shark in Florida

" A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday. The five-foot...

Fighting The Next War With Insects And Sharks

There is a long history of the use of the honey bee in war. Roman catapults, with bee hives as projectiles, unleashed the fury of angry bees on an advancing enemy. Bee hives booby trapped to topple over with trip...

Sharks are asking for help, but we don't hear their plea

Almost everybody knows the famous Chinese dish shark fin soup, however what not everybody know is the cruel and dark story that is hidden behind this dish. Rob Stewart, a Canadian born and raised in Toronto, has...

Lush cosmetics backing Sea Shepherd 'eco-pirates' over shark-finning

Cosmetics company Lush has teamed up with Sea Shepherd, a controversial eco warrior group in a campaign to save the sharks from extinction.Lush is handing out leaflets in their UK stores, showing videos and having...

Polar bears under threat: Now sharks are after them too

"Already threatened by a thaw of ice around the North Pole, the polar bear's title as the top Arctic predator may under challenge from a shark.Scientists researching how far sharks hunt seals in the Arctic were...

Shark Tourism-Rock and a Hard Place

Some horrific news today from South Africa as owner operators of several well known dive shops were confronted with the sight of tons of dead sharks this week. South Africa's shark tourism is on the front lines in the ongoing issue of sustainable shark tourism vs shark...

Industrial Activity in Maldives a threat to Whale Shark mating area

"A whale shark mating area in Maldives, called Vandhumaafaru adi is to be leased for developing into an industrial site.   The Maldives is a party to the Biodiversity Convention, Cartagena Protocol on...

Jumping: The Shark

Shark Week doesn't even start until the end of the month, but some seaborne predators just couldn't wait. Photographer Kem McNair, snapping some surfers got more than he bargained for as a shark breached the water...

The Return of Jaws

The last time a Great White stalked the shores of Martha's Vineyard was in 1975, when Stephen Spielberg set the hit movie 'Jaws" in the fictitious Massachusetts town of Amity.  But, as life imitates art, there's...

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