Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

Few prehistoric monsters capture the imagination quite like the megalodon. From natural history museums to the silver screen, ...

Megalodons may have resembled sleeker lemon sharks than great whites ... the sharks generally swam at a moderate pace while able to attack in quick bursts. “Gigantism isn’t just about getting ...

Witnesses heard screams before the surfer vanished following a shark attack. His surfing board, showing evidence of bite marks, was retrieved from the water later but his body remains missing.

As for body shape, taking the new length estimates into account, the lemon shark appears to be the closest modern analogue. "However, the exact position and shape of practically all the fins ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in ...