A shortfin mako shark was spotted for the first time in the urban waters of Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach in late March. The Pinnacle Gazette reported that footage was captured by Andrew Macau, a ...

You are much more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark. When you look at the odds, there is a 1 in 500,000 chance of being struck by lightning. Being attacked by a shark is much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The backs of the Shortfin Mako Shark range from a metallic indigo blue to deep purple while their sides are generally silver.© ...

A great white shark chasing a seal generates so much internal heat that its core muscles can run 14°C warmer than the ...

Tunas, billfishes, and some sharks, such as white sharks and shortfin mako sharks, have an ability known as regional endothermy, which allows them to maintain body temperatures higher than the ambient ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

According to researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), the shortfin mako shark is getting overfished at an unsustainably-high rate. Image Credit: Pixabay ...

Conservation scientists have recommended a total fishing ban on shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) to allow the species’ population in the North Atlantic to recover from decades of overfishing.

Known as the fastest sharks in our oceans, shortfin makos (Isurus oxyrinchus) have been trying to outswim the looming threat of extinction for the last few years. This week, thanks to the ...

The backs of the Shortfin Mako Shark range from a metallic indigo blue to deep purple while their sides are generally silver.© Alessandro De Maddalena/Shutterstock.com The level of excitement in this ...