Biologists Just Totally Proved Wrong a Long-Standing Rumor About Sharks

It’s been rumored that sharks don’t sleep at all; the fact some sharks must stay on the move to facilitate their breathing has contributed to this idea. A new study, however, finally confirms what anecdotal evidence and other research have long suggested – these animals do slumber, just as we do.   “We have provided … Read more

Astonishing Discovery Shows Humpback Whales Swimming Thousands of Miles to Mate

Humpback whales can swim as far as 3,700 miles (5,955 kilometers) for the chance to mate, per a new study. Scientists analyzed a database of over 450,000 pictures of whales in the wild to track the animals. They found that some would swim thousands of miles during the mating season.   Two distinctive males, which could be … Read more

Robotics: RoboKrill is a one-legged robot that mimics the way krill swim

A robot with appendages that mimic the swimming legs of krill could one day be used to study these key marine food sources or explore hard-to-reach places Technology 15 February 2022 By Alex Wilkins The RoboKrill robot has appendages (right) that move like krill’s swimming legs through water Santos et al. A robotic leg moving … Read more

New Study Shows We Have No Idea What Megalodon Really Looked Like

Earth’s oceans were once home to an absolutely fearsome predator. We know it only from teeth and vertebrae in the fossil record, but these tell us that megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was absolutely colossal. Many of those teeth are as big as your hand. Megalodon, we can only conclude, was the largest shark ever to swim … Read more