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

Sharks are a remarkable, diverse group of ocean-dwellers that inhabit marine ecosystems all over the world. From the massive, ...

The movie Jaws, released on June 20, 1975, was one of the very first Hollywood summer blockbusters, and remains one of the ...

A new study proves for the first time that the ‘two-thirds scaling law’ applies to large animals as well as small ones, ...

From hand-sized lantern sharks that glow in the deep sea to bus-sized whale sharks gliding through tropical waters, sharks ...

A new study reveals that sharks, despite their vast range in size and shape, follow the centuries-old two-thirds scaling law, ...

For starters, they span a huge range of sizes, from the tiny dwarf lantern shark (about 20 centimeters long) to the whale shark (which can exceed 20 meters). They also have diverse shapes and ...

From the massive, gentle giant whale shark to the bioluminescent dwarf lantern shark, there are over 500 species of sharks that date back hundreds of millions of years. Their skeletons made of ...

From hand-sized lantern sharks that glow in the deep sea to bus-sized whale sharks gliding through tropical waters, sharks come in all shapes and ...