How Shark Skin Can Help Human Medicine. ByMelissa Cristina Márquez. Follow Author. Share. Save. ... More (lower) images of the shortfin mako shark skin surface at different body locations.

Capable of swimming at speeds of up to 74 km/h (46 mph), the shortfin mako is the world's fastest species of shark. Scientists now have a new understanding of how it's able to reach such speeds ...

Tagged mako shark traveled more than 7,300 in less than a year Date: March 26, 2015 Source: Nova Southeastern University Summary: Like his human counterparts, it seems a shortfin mako shark tagged ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...

Shortfin makos are the world’s fastest shark, and can swim at top speeds of 46 miles per hour. “Once the shark moves faster, the octopus probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on,” she said.