5 Things We Bet You Didn't Know About Greenland Sharks! They're incredible, adaptive, fascinating, and old!

Summer camp is usually known for campfires, crafts, and outdoor games. But at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) Research Reserve, campers are trading standard camp routines for seine nets, water-sampling kits, and shark science.

Did you know there are river sharks? Meet the genus Glyphis and learn more. through the vast open ocean. While this is an accurate picture for species such as the oceanic whitetip shark or the great white shark, you might be surprised to learn that some sharks can tolerate shallow, low-salinity environments. You may know that species like bull and lemon sharks use mangroves and estuaries as nursery areas, but did you know a group of sharks spends most of its life in rivers?

Q&A with Tom “The Blowfish” Hird - the world’s only heavy metal marine biologist. Host of All The Sharks on Netflix and Ocean Wonders on Amazon Prime, a regular across Discovery Shark Week, and well known across many British broadcasting companies, Fish (as he is known) is a marine mad metal head who loves the oceans! Particularly sharks.

Q&A with Sharks4Kids Volunteer Karizma Acosta - a PhD student based in Miami, FL. Working in the marine science field allows her to bring her personal passions into her research - a dream come true.

Q&A with Caiti Rose - Illustrator for Sharks4Kids and creator/artist of Sharktopia

Sharks4Kids recently returned to Big Pine Key to host its annual Girls in Shark STEM Program. The program, run in partnership with Seacamp, was originally developed in collaboration with renowned shark researcher Dr. Jeffrey Carrier. As one of the pioneers of shark science and education in the Florida Keys, Dr. Carrier believed deeply in providing young people with opportunities to experience science firsthand. Sharks4Kids is proud to continue its legacy by inspiring the next

When you first think of a shark, you probably picture a gray body with fins, a tail, and sharp teeth. Even though many sharks have gray or dark coloration to blend in with their environment, did you know some come in different colors and patterns?

Scientists recognize three main reproductive strategies in sharks: laying eggs (oviparity), retaining eggs until they hatch inside the mother (ovoviviparity or aplacental viviparity), and giving birth to live young nourished by a placenta (viviparity). About 70% of shark species give birth to live young, while roughly 30% lay eggs.

Peyton Conley had the opportunity to assist with scientific fieldwork, collect data, learn research protocols, and interact with species in their natural environment, especially nurse sharks. Watching researchers work together toward a common goal gave her an even greater appreciation for the dedication behind marine conservation. Peyton is the creator of 'Color Our Oceans' and 'SaltyFinCo' - dedicated to ocean education, conservation, and marine-inspired artwork.

Learn about 5 super weird and interesting behaviors that can be found in specific sharks, including the Caribbean reef shark displaying 'stomach eversion', hammerhead sharks getting a tan, the cookie cutter shark, sand tiger shark, and the 'cuddling' nature of nurse sharks!

Sharks4Kids brings students in Turks and Caicos into the field for lemon shark research, shark education, and hands-on marine science experiences.

Scientists watched groups of bull sharks gathering together and noticed that the sharks did not interact randomly. Some sharks spent more time together than others, showing that they may form social preferences.

Three incredible dive sites to experience with a wide variety of species to observe in their natural habitats.

Some species of shark are regionally endothermic, meaning they can keep certain parts of their body warmer than the surrounding water. Learn more about this.

Learn how wobbegong sharks got their common name. Wobbegong shark facts.

In 2023, a juvenile (young) white shark was found in the Mediterranean by fishermen in an area where scientists believed great white sharks had disappeared. Now, researchers say sharks from these waters may belong to this “ghost population.”

Highlighting three species of the wacky end of the ocean, that are definitely Shark Crazy! Featuring the Goblin shark, Tasselled Wobbegong, and the Torpedo Ray!

Author: Adina Hoffman Sharks have many different kinds of teeth, and each kind is shaped perfectly for what they like to eat. Some sharks, such as mako and sand tiger sharks, have long, needle-like teeth for grabbing slippery squid. Others, like nurse sharks and bonnethead sharks, have broad, flat teeth for crushing shellfish. And sharks such as great white sharks and cookiecutter sharks have sharp, saw-like teeth for slicing meat and even thick blubber from marine mammals. S

Diving with great hammerheads and tiger sharks in Bimini, The Bahamas