Sharks come in many different shapes and sizes. But they all follow a centuries-old mathematical rule

Sharks come in many different shapes and sizes. But they all follow a centuries-old mathematical rule

Rachel MooreFrom hand-sized lantern sharks that glow in the deep sea to bus-sized whale sharks gliding through tropical waters, sharks come in all shapes and sizes. Despite these differences, they all face the same fundamental challenge: how to get oxygen, heat and nutrients to every part of their bodies efficiently. Our new study, published today in Royal Society Open Science, shows that sharks follow a centuries-old mathematical rule – the two…