Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in pH of Earth’s oceans that scientists have linked to human activities including ...

Sharks are famous for their fearsome teeth. That could change - Scientists have linked human activities including the burning ...

Sharks' teeth—some of nature's sharpest and most formidable weapons—may not withstand the effects of future ocean acidification, new research suggests. Scientists at the Heinrich Heine University ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

Even sharks’ famous tooth-regrowing ability may not save them from ocean acidification. Researchers found that future acidic waters cause shark teeth to corrode, crack, and weaken, threatening their ...

One of a blacktip reef sharks’ top teeth as seen under a scanning electron microscope. CREDIT: Maximilian Baum (HHU) / Steffen Köhler (HHU). Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

An ancient shark older than forests still glides through deep oceans today. Its strange teeth, slow life cycle, and ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus Leucas) are one of the ocean’s most fearsome creatures. Although some animals may prey on bull sharks, such as crocodiles, killer whales, and the occasional great white shark ...

Megalodon teeth are the largest of all shark species. With teeth that can measure up to the size of a human hand, it is easy to imagine just how enormous these ancient sharks were. However, there is ...