Dun dun. Two of the most iconic notes in cinematic history. Combined with forlorn shots of a beach and some well-placed screams, they set the stage for a wave of mass hysteria still felt each time summer draws near.

But outside of pop culture, sharks aren’t actually that scary. In fact, they’re pretty spectacular and rather vital to our ocean ecosystem. Marine biologist and “Mother of Sharks” Melissa Márquez joins us to separate fact from the fin-ction about these modern marvels of the sea, from the “great” white shark to the tiny dwarf lantern shark and everything in between.

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