(Shark flesh, cartilage, skin and livers are also used to make supplements, makeup and skincare products.) We’re told some 100 million sharks are slaughtered every year, leaving a number of ...

The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the road to extinction. Now, new research suggests this costly meal may harm humans, too.

Shark liver oil, or squalene, is one of the most popular ingredients for cosmetics and health supplements. Squalene can be found in products like serums, moisturizers and Omega-3 pills.

"The concentrations of BMAA in the samples are a cause for concern, not only in shark fin soup, but also in dietary supplements and other forms ingested by humans," says study co-author Prof ...

The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the road to extinction. Now, new research suggests this costly meal may harm humans, too. An analysis ...

Shark liver oil, known as squalene, is used in cosmetics and health supplements such as omega-3 pills, accounting for 3 million shark deaths a year. Millions more sharks die each year when they ...

As well as its liver for vitamins, shark fin soup is made from its fins. The day before the very first two juveni le sharks, Charlie and Kathlyn, are released into the wild, ...

On Monday (May 30), the California Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban the possession and sale of shark fins — the key ingredient of shark fin soup, an ancient and prized ...

The U.S. is set to ban the buying and selling of shark fins, a lucrative ingredient prized in some cuisines but that is tied to a practice condemned by wildlife advocates as cruel and unethical.

A shark fin is tied with rocks to help it keep its shape as it dries. A new study of shark fins at markets made the surprising find that many were fished from coastal waters, not the high seas, as ...

Changing attitudes among young Chinese means shark’s fin soup is increasingly off banquet menus, according to a new report from WildAid, which says the consumption of the delicacy is no longer ...