(THE CONVERSATION) Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks − especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how ...

Shark teeth have long fascinated humans. From your average beach-comber stumbling across one embedded in the sand, to a paleontologist trying to determine their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A paleontologist holds a megalodon fossil tooth. Kristen Grace/FLMNH, CC BY-SA The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark ...

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to our newly published work. Our study was one of ...

A Southwest Florida man has shared his incredible haul of fossilized shark teeth, found while sifting through the Peace River. Michael VanEtten, 46, has been combing Florida rivers and streams for ...

Six fossilized great white shark teeth have been found on Narragansett Town Beach in Rhode Island within a year. The Atlantic Shark Institute is encouraging the public to report any further ...

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student creates their model using Google Teachable Machine. Christine Wusylko, CC BY-ND Most kids have a natural curiosity about ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christine Wusylko, University of Florida and Pavlo Antonenko, University of Florida ...