/tags/sharks Sharks en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-09/sharks-carolina-coast-unlikely-to-bite Professor Joel Fodrie tells co-host Leoneda Inge about the rich underwater world that sharks inhabit off our shores, and how to reduce the already low chances of a human-shark encounter. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-09/sharks-carolina-coast-unlikely-to-bite Leoneda Inge, Rachel McCarthy /environment/2022-02-14/study-sharks-north-carolina-coast-smaller-unc-onslow Researchers started collecting data on 12 species of sharks in 1972 in Onslow Bay. A recently published study analyzing this data found all 12 species appeared physically smaller over the years. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:29:54 GMT /environment/2022-02-14/study-sharks-north-carolina-coast-smaller-unc-onslow Celeste Gracia /science-technology/2021-07-13/unc-marine-sciences-shark-research The Institute of Marine Sciences is celebrating its 50th year of shark data collection, allowing scientists to learn more about an apex predator that's essential to ocean ecosystems. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:25:38 GMT /science-technology/2021-07-13/unc-marine-sciences-shark-research Adithi Ramakrishnan /2020-08-13/everyone-needs-a-buddy-even-sharks Contrary to the image of sharks as lone predators, new research has found evidence that some species are social creatures who return repeatedly to the same fellow sharks, often for years. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:47:39 GMT /2020-08-13/everyone-needs-a-buddy-even-sharks Christopher Intagliata, Apoorva Mittal /news/2019-12-09/sharks-are-showing-up-off-the-carolinas-as-winter-approaches Great white sharks are showing up off the Carolina coast as winter approaches.The Charlotte Observer reported Monday that 10 great whites have been… Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:06:42 GMT /news/2019-12-09/sharks-are-showing-up-off-the-carolinas-as-winter-approaches Associated Press /science-technology/2019-04-24/sand-tiger-sharks-loyal-to-certain-shipwrecks-study-finds Sand tiger sharks don’t look like the friendliest bunch. They’ve got “big gnarly teeth and really thick, stout bodies,” as Hap Fatzinger of the North… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:14:07 GMT /science-technology/2019-04-24/sand-tiger-sharks-loyal-to-certain-shipwrecks-study-finds Laura Pellicer /environment/2017-08-08/warming-waters-bring-new-marine-species-to-nc-but-chase-away-some-familiar-ones Bull sharks and lion fish are among the species becoming more common in North Carolina, while black sea bass and other fish are getting harder to find.… Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:46:48 GMT /environment/2017-08-08/warming-waters-bring-new-marine-species-to-nc-but-chase-away-some-familiar-ones Jay Price /science-technology/2016-05-27/marine-researchers-use-drones-to-spot-sharks Drones might one day be able to alert swimmers to the presence of sharks in the waters off North Carolina’s coasts. But first, researchers need to know… Fri, 27 May 2016 17:09:04 GMT /science-technology/2016-05-27/marine-researchers-use-drones-to-spot-sharks Elizabeth Friend /environment/2015-08-26/north-carolinas-predators-and-people-share-a-long-contentious-history When Virginia Dare, America’s original “anchor baby,” was born on Roanoke Island in the 1500s, top-level predators were everywhere in the area now known… Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:03:00 GMT /environment/2015-08-26/north-carolinas-predators-and-people-share-a-long-contentious-history Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-07-05/study-shark-week-exaggerates-danger-could-undermine-conservation-efforts The Discovery Channel's Shark Week marathon starts this week. But UNC Communications researchers say the footage showing sharks acting like vicious… Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-07-05/study-shark-week-exaggerates-danger-could-undermine-conservation-efforts Rebecca Martinez