Sharks

Shark Bite Cesarean (VIDEO)

Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


A New Zealand aquarium had a surprise birth when a shark bit another shark's belly, and several babies came out. Aquarium officials believe the baby s...

Shark is the New Dolphin

David Helvarg | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


David Helvarg

While I believe in a global moratorium on commercial shark fishing, I'm opposed to anthropomorphizing sharks as sleek but harmless swimming buddies.

The Deadliest Animals...Which Scares You Most? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


We love to think of ourselves as kings and queens of the jungle, but there are many dangerous and deadly animals out there who kill humans -- intentio...

Liz Glover Chats with Mad Men's January Jones (VIDEO)

Liz Glover | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Liz Glover

Heath Ledger's Green Video For Modest Mouse

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.04.2009 | Green


The much-awaited Modest Mouse video for "King Rat" directed by Heath Ledger has been released today. And the video is an incredible look at what would...

Hurt Sea Turtle Gets Plastic Flippers (VIDEO)

National Geographic | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


A loggerhead sea turtle seemingly injured by a shark was recently fitted with "trial" prosthetics as part of efforts to give the rare animal fully fun...

I'm Still Not Swimsuit-Ready. I Blame "Jaws"

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 11.13.2009 | Style


Kimberly Krautter

When you have no plans to go to the beach, there is every reason to ignore your expanding hips and waistline.

9 Shark Attack Victims To Testify Before Congress

Huffington Post | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


On Wednesday nine shark attack victims will go before congress to testify in an effort to strengthen the ban on shark finning-- slicing off a shark's ...

Sharks Face Risk Of Extinction

Mail Online | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green


Almost a third of the world's ocean shark species are facing extinction, conservationists warned yesterday....

Great White Sharks Hunt Just Like Serial Killers

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer | Posted 07.22.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON - Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specifi...

Cocaine Smuggled Inside Dead Sharks

AP | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — Mexico says it found nearly one ton of cocaine hidden inside frozen shark carcasses. Prosecutors says hundreds of packages stuffe...

Sharks Gear Up For Record Summer

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.02.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

"We had an amazing summer of 2008, and that was with little or no advertising," says Danny Steinmentz, the ad wizard who oversees marketing for the nation's sharks. "Once our new spots roll out, summer of 2009 is going to be awesome." 



Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: May 12, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media


With John and Elizabeth Edwards back in the news, Matt Yglesias espies Michael Tomasky ruminating on what can get you "banished from public life," and...

WHITE MIKE: Have You Seen This Shark?

MNN | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


A striking image of a great white shark has been mysteriously popping up in cities around the country -- Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and now Atlanta....

Frank Mundus -- The Old Man and the Sea (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

In 1986 Frank Mundus and angler Donnie Braddock caught a 3, 427 lb great white off Montauk NY -- a world record with a rod and reel.

Recession = Fewer Shark Attacks

LiveScience | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green


Going into the weekend, I think I must just want to feel better about the economy because I keep finding silver linings to a crippled economy. For exa...

Florida Sharks Returning, Swimmers On Notice (VIDEO)

WWSB ABC 7 Florida | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green


Officials in South Florida say swimmers should stay out of the water at some beaches as sharks make their annual migration south. Beaches along Singe...

Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

Sharks Bites "Wimpy," Scientists Say

The Daily Mail | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green


They have gained notoriety over the years but now scientists have taken the edge off the shark's fearsome reputation with a new study that claims they...

Shark Attack!

Dave Hill | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Dave Hill

Australian Eric Nerhus had half his body inside a shark's mouth, which is kind of gross and also really bad for Eric Nerhus because -- as seafaring attack animals go, sharks are pretty much the worst.

Ryan Seacrest Bit By Shark In Mexico

Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2008 | Media


The Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" couldn't be getting better free PR. "American Idol" host and radio superstar Ryan Seacrest announced on his radi...

"Shark Week" On Discovery Channel

Los Angeles Times | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment


They never set out to be television stars, any more than they sought Hollywood fame in those Steven Spielberg movies. But sharks remain among the mos...

Great White Shark Found On Nantucket Beach

The Boston Globe | Martin Finucane | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home


This one was for real. State shark specialists have determined that a big fish that washed up on a beach in Nantucket Monday was a 6 1/2-foot great wh...

Martha's Vineyard Beaches Closed After "Jaws" Sighting

AP | Posted 07.19.2008 | Home


EDGARTOWN, Mass. — The island where "Jaws" was filmed had a real-life shark scare Thursday, when an unconfirmed sighting of a great white forced...

Sharks Disappearing From Mediterranean

New York Times | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green


Several ecologically-important shark populations in the Mediterranean Sea have completely collapsed, according to a new study, with numbers of five sp...