The shark, known as Contender, was first spotted just off the Florida-Georgia border on January 17 and is the largest male ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

Emory graduate Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores conservation efforts for the species in the Feb. 15 episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s ...

The author of the “Chubby Diaries” encourages people of all shapes and sizes to embrace adventure travel and conquer fear ...

Greenland sharks have been identified as the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, potentially reaching ages of up to 500 ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

Scientists said the presence of killer whale DNA on the great white shark was the result of a "true predation event".

Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine ...

Whale Shark. Image by Derek Keats via Pexels. Looking for the Best Places to Dive with Whalesharks? We got you covered! We can tell you which places are worth visiting and which ones are less likely ...

Editor’s note: This post looks back to 2012, when the accompanying image was captured on a Mexican beach, at a time when it was not widely known that adult great white sharks inhabited the Sea ...

“Kauri dieback is a natural disaster. I’m no biologist, but I can confidently say a whale-song mix-tape isn’t going to stop it. Nor are pagan potions made from whale-oil on the ...