The most persistent shark myth floating around is that these predators can detect a single drop of blood from several miles away. This frightening tale has terrified swimmers for decades, but science ...

For Ryan Knotek, every week is Shark Week. Knotek, a shark biologist with the New England Aquarium, working as a research scientist in the Ecology, Mapping and Assessment of Marine Populations ...

During Shark Week, many science and nature institutions, such as New England Aquarium, take time to highlight facts about sharks. Sharks number more than 500 species worldwide, with many facing ...