Not many scientific studies sound like a Bond film, but ours really does involve lasers, sharks and doctors (of research, not the evil kind). Sharks are not the easiest species to study, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new modeling tool can estimate the age of zebra sharks, which can live up to 30 years, within about two years. (CREDIT: Ripley's ...

The post Whale Sharks Migrate by Age and Sex, and Scientists Now Know Where appeared first on A-Z Animals. Whale sharks are undoubtedly the ocean's gentle giants. These filter feeders usually reach ...

ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia researchers have developed a method to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing chemical alterations in their DNA. The scientific technique relies on predictive ...

LISTEN: A new study from the University of Georgia looks to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing their DNA using a blood sample. GPB's Chase McGee reports. A new study from the University of ...

A shark’s age can be surprisingly hard to pin down, even when the animal is swimming in plain sight. For zebra sharks, researchers have now found a clue in blood: chemical marks on DNA that shift as ...