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Great white shark breaches the surface in pursuit of its prey in False Bay, South Africa. Credit: Chris Fallows, Apex Shark Expeditions

The Disappearance of Great White Sharks and Its Ecological Impact on False Bay

$Run A results from dry P. sylvestris resin. (A) Resin before maturation, showing pale off-white coloration and opacity. (B) Split tablet’s broken edge, showing darkening, translucence, and brittleness. (C) Close up of bottom left region of (A) showing conchoidal fracturing (arrow). (D–G) Resin we suspect likely leaked from this sample during maturation onto the surface of another, unopened tablet. Yellow, translucent, birefringent surface leakage showing prominent luster in (D) parallel polarization and (E) cross polarization settings of the microscope. Close up of the top left region of (D–E) showing circular flow lines and preference in (F) parallel polarization and (G) cross polarization. Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-89448-5$

Unlocking the Secrets of Amber: Scientists Recreate Fossilized Tree Resin in the Lab

$Images of 73 protoplanetary discs in the Lupus star forming region (two of the images contain binary stars). Only a fraction of the discs extend beyond the orbit of Neptune, when compared to our own Solar System. Most of the observed discs are small and show no structures like gaps and rings. Credit: Guerra-Alvarado et al.$