Scientists use lasers to determine the age of sharks

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-lasers-age-sharks.html

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/46966

Not many scientific studies sound like a Bond film, but ours really does involve lasers, sharks and doctors (of research, not the evil kind).


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Hux@lemmy.ml · 50 pts · 124d (7 replies)

brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 124d

Literally, my brain is flooded with Dr. Evil upon seeing lasers and sharks in the same sentence. I can't think about anything else until i look away.

cattywampas@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 124d (1 reply)

I have a gun in my room. Give me five seconds, I'll come back and blow their brains out.

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 18 pts · 124d

You just don't get it do you Scott?

itsathursday@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 124d

Fricken laserbeams

EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 123d

Even sharks deserve a warm meal

darthsundhaft@piefed.social · 4 pts · 124d

Beat me to it. Respect.

LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 123d

EXACTLY what I thought

AmidFuror@fedia.io · 30 pts · 124d

Frickin' laser beams!

AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social · 10 pts · 124d

Fun entirely tangentially related fact, if you want a fun disposable email for random online services you'll never use again, try https://www.sharklasers.com/ !

Watermark710@piefed.social · 4 pts · 124d

doctors (of research, not the evil kind).

I'm sure the folks at Unit 731 told themselves the same thing.

(This is a joke.)

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 124d

Pew pew

0ndead@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 124d (2 replies)

That’s clearly a juvenile tree shark

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe · 5 pts · 124d (1 reply)

Landshark.

MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 123d

knock, knock .. "Candygram!"

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 124d

Ok.....but that actually soundsreally really cool!

iatenine@piefed.social · 2 pts · 124d

If they get the reference, they pass

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 123d (1 reply)

That shark does not look happy

LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 123d
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