A skin resembling armor, rapid healing abilities, continuous tooth renewal and the capability for limb regeneration—this might sound like the description of a creature from a superhero film.

A marine biologist at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, has documented a case of a silky shark with a regenerated dorsal fin, after much of it was ...

For the first time, researchers have mapped the population structure of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, offering new insights that could guide future conservation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rather than a tracking tag telling scientists where this shark traveled, its violent removal let them observe an unexpected ...

A silky shark named Genie traveled from the Galapagos Islands out to the open ocean and back – over 17,000 miles – over the course of a year and a half. This is the longest recorded migration for a ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The limited range of marine protected areas (MPAs) offers reduced protection to vulnerable species such as the highly mobile silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Because the survival of these ...

The open ocean, a realm as vast as it is mysterious, harbors an array of enigmas. And none, arguably, is more captivating than the lives of its elusive sharks. Although one of the most iconic animals ...

Rather than a tracking tag telling scientists where this shark traveled, its violent removal let them observe an unexpected regeneration process. Josh Schellenberg, CC BY-ND Local boat captain John ...