Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

A 13-foot 9-inch shark has been spotted off the coast of North Carolina after swimming nearly 1,900 miles since January.

One of the world's largest gatherings of tiger sharks has recently started to appear yearly on the Florida Gulf Coast.

There have been a number of other reports of shark incidents in recent days – including a nine-year-old girl nearly had her hand bitten off near Boca Grande, Florida.

Great white sharks dominate the deep in a big way. These predatory fish can grow quite large, adding to their power to take ...

A curious story comes from Florida and Georgia, near Jacksonville. A14-foot great white shark, weighing more than 720 ...

TV tradition returns next month with new episodes featuring chilling shark encounters and scientific discoveries.

Dr Harley Newton, chief scientist and veterinarian for OCEARCH, from Jacksonville, Florida, has dedicated her career to ...

After completing a mission key of the war, the USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific. What followed was a nightmare from ...

The largest kind of shark is called the whale shark, which has been known to get as large as 60-feet long, the Smithsonian ...

In early 2025, OCEARCH, a marine research non‑profit, found and tagged a massive male great white shark off the ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...