You may have a fear of sharks, but the skin of the ocean’s most notorious predator may help save you from deadly bacteria. Researchers at the University of Florida recently discovered that algae follows everything in the marine environment, except the shark. This discovery led to the world’s first surface pattern inspired by shark skin.
Shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a June 22 Associated Press story about a new study of how great white sharks attack.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve?
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The recession may be responsible for a slump of a different sort: an unexpected dive in shark attacks, says a University of Florida researcher.
Shark attacks worldwide in 2008 dipped to their lowest level in five years, a sign that Americans may be forgoing vacation trips to the beach, said George Burgess, ichthyologist [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida, keeper of the world’s shark attack records, is also now overseeing a national records collection for another toothy marine predator: the sawfish.
George Burgess, director of UF’s International Shark Attack File, was quoted in an April 17 Forbestraveler.com story about North America beaches where shark attacks are most frequent.
Law professor Lyrissa Lidsky and international shark expert George Burgess were quoted in a March 3 Time magazine story about the recent death of a man while swimming with sharks in the Bahamas.
George Burgess, director of UF’s International Shark Attack File, was quoted in a Feb. 12 Associated Press story about the annual report of shark attacks in 2007. The story was the result of a news release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fatal shark attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest levels in two decades in 2007 with the sole casualty involving a swimmer vacationing in the South Pacific, according to the latest statistics from the University of Florida.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sending commonly prescribed medications down the drain may be taking a bite out of the environment — at least when it comes to shark habitat, University of Florida veterinary scientists say.