Megalodons are considered the largest sharks, and possibly the largest fish, to have ever roamed Earth’s oceans. They lived ...

Carcharocles (Carcharodon) megalodon. Image by Gunnar Ries Amphibol, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Megalodon possessed a jaw that could exert an incredible amount of force. Studies suggest it ...

Megalodons have been portrayed as gigantic great whites, but new research suggests they were more svelte and less agile hunters that got outcompeted.

You thought the Megalodon was scary? Turns out, scientists may have seriously underestimated just how terrifying this prehistoric giant really was. New discoveries paint a darker picture—one ...

The great white shark’s reputation as the ocean’s apex predator has fascinated and terrified in equal measure. Often depicted in popular culture as a ruthless hunter, the question remains: what makes ...