Nowadays, sharks tend to get pretty bad press in the media; they are portrayed as man-eaters and a threat to humans. But there are over 500 species of shark in the world, 97% of which […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE – The Greenland Shark: The Longest Living Vertebrate
The Greenland shark has a life expectancy of up to 400 years; following a recent study in Science where 28 sharks were caught, three individuals were found to be over 300 years old. Just to […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE – Respiratory Cures from the Deep Blue Sea
Perhaps you can remember the questionable 1999 killer-shark film Deep Blue Sea, released at the tail-end (I apologise for nothing) of the racy, slasher-esque film revival of the 90s. It features a team of mostly […]
Science | #sharkatrack: tweeting sharks to save lives
They are commonly portrayed as the oceans’ deadly killing machines, responsible for savaging beach goers and terrifying sun bathers, but thanks to twitter you can now literally “follow” over 300 sharks off the Australian west […]
Sport | American Football – Celtics sink to Sharks
This Sunday saw the Celtics travel to Hull, playing against the defending league champions on their home ground. Having received the opening kickoff, the Celtics offence were first to take the field, and after making a short […]