Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations.

When scientists in New Zealand checked the footage from an underwater camera, they expected to see a variety of fish and some sharks, and they did. But, much to their surprise, they had also recorded ...

Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant ...

If Meg 3 ever happens, the filmmakers might need to ditch the oversized great white shark trope. A new study published in ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

Led by Professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University, a team of 28 experts from around the world analyzed a nearly complete vertebral column of a megalodon found in Belgium. The g ...

A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth ...

Basking sharks tagged in the northern Atlantic have been known to cross the equator, and one whale shark traveled a whopping 8,100 miles in just three years. The baskers come to Western Europe in ...

Encounters between humans and these timid sharks are extremely rare and accidental. Basking sharks primarily pass through the North Sea in the summer as they follow plankton populations. ©Chris ...

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Chris Farley and David Spade are back in action in a new video that imagines the ’90s comedy duo as “Shark Tank” contestants. You may get a kick out of the clip if you appreciate Farley and ...