Despite not having bones, sharks can grow pretty large. There’s the aforementioned whale shark, roughly the size of a bowling ...

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

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

Shark attacks are extremely rare. But they do occasionally happen, and some species are more likely to be behind the kill than others. The chances of being killed by a shark are remarkably low ...

Is the largest shark to ever live really gone or is it secretly hiding in a deep, dark, ... We’re often asked whether we’ve got it wrong, and this famous shark is actually still alive? If we’ve only ...

Contender has held the title of the largest male great white shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the western North Atlantic since January. It weighs a staggering 750 kilograms and is almost 4 meters long.

Whale sharks, which can reach 15 meters (50 feet) in length, weigh up to 34 tons (68,000 pounds) and live for 80 years, are not dangerous to humans. They are found in tropical seas all over the world.

Dangerous Animals, a new shark-related horror movie that hits theaters this week and Shudder later this summer, finds a novel one: It’s really a serial-killer movie, and the shark isn’t the ...

She’s the world’s largest known great white shark. At over 50 years old, she may even be a grandma. One marine biologist got up close and personal with the massive and surprisingly peaceful ...

OCEARCH calls this shark the “ultimate ocean warrior.” Contender is one of the most recently tagged large great white sharks off the coast of Florida. On January 17th, 2025, this great white was ...

They are still being wired, ... One of the biggest symptoms of shark phobia is anticipatory anxiety. ... more importantly, alive.

Great White shark while coming to you on deep blue ocean background. Image via Depositphotos. The largest great white sharks documented in U.S. waters—and globally—are invariably females. Sexual ...