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The picture shows a shark lurking dangerously close to a person in the water. With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins. The sharks are attracted to this patch of water …

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player England head coach John Mitchell says his Red Roses have a plan as his side prepare to take on France in their Six Nations Grand Slam decider on Saturday England head coach John Mitchell says his Red Roses have a plan as his side prepare to take on France in …

Ireland claim second Women’s Six Nations win with routine victory over Wales at Rodney Parade; Linda Djougang, Aoife Wafer and Dorothy Wall all scored two tries on the penultimate weekend of action Last Updated: 20/04/25 7:45pm Ireland’s Dorothy Wall is tackled by Wales Lleucu George during the Guinness Women’s Six Nations match at Rodney Parade Ireland earned their second Women’s …

Kelsey Clifford, Marlie Packer, Zoe Aldcroft, Claudia MacDonald (two), Abbie Ward, Lark Atkin-Davies, Abby Dow (two) score tries as Red Roses post dominant win vs Scotland in Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations at Welford Road; France earlier beat Italy to set up Grand Slam decider next week Last Updated: 19/04/25 6:57pm England’s Red Roses scored nine tries as they battered Scotland …

Dolphins whistle. Whales sing. Fish croak, chirp, grunt, hum and growl. But in the chatter of the sea, one voice has been missing — until now. Sharks have long been seen as the silent killers of the water. But scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently recorded a rig shark, or Mustelus lenticulatus, making a sharp clicking …

Last Updated: 23/03/25 5:06pm Claudia MacDonald scored one of six England tries as the Red Roses began their Women’s Six Nations campaign with victory England’s Red Roses got off to a winning Women’s Six Nations start at home to Italy in their quest for history, but a poor second-half showing will cause head coach John Mitchell much frustration.  In an …

When she spotted the mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine, a marine ecologist at the University of Auckland, was concerned. The animal had a curious orangey-brown mass perched on top of its head. “At first, I was like, ‘Is it a buoy?’” Dr. Constantine said. “‘Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big …

The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince Edward Island, Canada: a young male, 500 pounds, 8 feet 9 inches from snout to tail. Park workers soon arrived with a pickup truck, loaded the carcass and drove it to a cooler at the Atlantic Veterinary College at the …

The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince Edward Island, Canada: a young male, 500 pounds, 8 feet 9 inches from snout to tail. Park workers soon arrived with a pickup truck, loaded the carcass and drove it to a cooler at the Atlantic Veterinary College at the …

Let’s be candid here. Vomit is something you want to get rid of. You don’t want it hanging around for a day, or an hour, or even a few minutes. And certainly not for 66 million years. And yet, scientists say, vomit that old has been found in the Cliffs of Stevns, a white chalk cliff and UNESCO World Heritage …