You’ve probably heard it said that sharks can pick up the scent of the tiniest drop of blood from miles away. The ocean is so ...

When it comes to sharks, myths abound. You’ve probably heard, for example, that sharks can smell a single drop of human blood from a mile away. Which is no doubt, in many of our imaginations, just a ...

Sharks don’t just smell blood, they can feel your heartbeat. Joe Scott explains the science behind electroreception, a hidden shark sense that detects the electric fields given off by every living ...

1. Introducing sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras -- What are sharks and how are they classified -- How many kinds of sharks are there -- How did sharks get their name -- Where do shards live -- When ...