Megalodons have been portrayed as gigantic great whites, but new research suggests they were more svelte and less agile ...

A recent discovery by the National Park Service in the Kentucky Mammoth Cave National Park led the world one step closer to ...

Over the last half billion years, sharks have left behind a diverse fossil record of biological innovation and experimentation, but it’s limited almost entirely to fossilized teeth and jaws. While ...

Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

Extinct megalodon shark was even bigger than previously thought New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white By Elizabeth Hlavinka ...

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists previously thought, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

A new book describes out fascination with sharks. Although far larger than any shark type still in existence, the massive jaws of the now-extinct megolodon reveal the sharp teeth and powerful ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, even inspiring the 2018 blockbuster film The Meg.The species lived some ...

As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.

“To maintain that regional endothermy, the shark just had to keep eating more and more,” said Phillip Sternes, a shark researcher at the University of California at Riverside. He researches why ...

White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.

Megalodons—the iconic extinct sharks that dominated the ocean millions of years ago—have been portrayed in Hollywood blockbusters and sci-fi novels as oversize great white sharks. But new ...