Sharks have been evolving for more than 450 million years, developing skeletons not from bone, but from a tough, mineralized ...

New research reveals how shark skeletons combine strength and flexibility—offering a blueprint for future materials and ...

Learn more about 'sharkitecture' and how a shark's strong and flexible cartilage could help create advanced materials for ...

“Acanthodians are not at all shark-like in shape, for example they have diamond-shaped scales and spines in front of all the fins,” says Emma. “But they do have a cartilage skeleton, a shark-like ...

Unlike many shark skeletons, these individuals were preserved ... from these sharks where you can make out details of the skeleton," says Dearden. "Collared carpet sharks are rare today, so ...

Unlike many shark skeletons, these individuals were preserved in 3D ... “These are the only known three-dimensional fossils from these sharks where you can make out details of the skeleton,” says ...

Now, scientists are peering inside shark skeletons at the nanoscale ... reinforced by thick struts that help the skeleton withstand strain from multiple directions – a critical adaptation ...