“A large metallic grey dorsal fin signalled a big shark, a short-fin mako. But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?" Constantine recalls. "We launched the drone, put the ...

Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark. They sent up their drone and captured a delightful if mystifying ...

Forget “sharknado” — this footage shows a new feat of nature. Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which they have ...

The study’s results underscore that treating northern and southern Atlantic mako populations as distinct is not just a fisheries policy decision—it’s a necessity backed by genetic evidence. “Typically ...

The research team successfully tagged a Mako shark for the first time in the region as part of another research project. Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in ...

Mako sharks are some of the most elusive sharks in the world. Because mako sharks prefer the open ocean to the shallower areas near the shoreline, less is known about them than about other species.