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Ever since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago—June 20, 1975, to be exact—we’ve been afraid to go into the ...
Today is the first day of summer. Today, not so coincidentally, was the day that "Jaws" was released into theaters 50 years ago, on June 20, 1975.
Today is the first day of summer. Today, not so coincidentally, was the day that "Jaws" was released into theaters 50 years ago, on June 20, 1975.
A teenage boy has suffered serious injuries after being bitten by a shark at a beach in New South Wales, Australia. Emergency services were called to Cabarita Beach, between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, ...
White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.
When Jaws first aired, scientists didn’t know how long sharks took to reproduce, or how many offspring a white shark could ...
Two shark attacks have been reported at a popular U.S. beach over the past week. Summer is officially here. Temperatures on the East Coast have approached the high 90s and low 100s in many U.S. cities ...
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Calvert Fossils Reveal Shark Evolution
Fossil discoveries along Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs reveal that ancestors of the great white shark, dating back 15 million years, consumed marine mammals like dolphins and whales despite lacking the ...
Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) can live for over 70 years and can span up to 21 feet long. They can also weigh up to 4,500 pounds (2,041kg).
During the Jaws era, the Carcharodon carcharias was known as the great white shark. Taxonomists had a problem with this ...
So intimidating that some might think an ocean without great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) would be a good thing. But their loss causes a ripple effect that transforms the entire ecosystem.