The international shark fin trade is hitting small coastal species and juvenile sharks harder than previously thought, ...

A 52-foot, life-size model of a Carcharocles megalodon shark is now on display in the National Museum of Natural History’s newly opened dining facilities. Erin I. Garcia de Jesus The Smithsonian ...

Researchers used mathematical methods and comparisons with living relatives to find the overall size of the megalodon ... The project was supervised by shark expert Dr Catalina Pimiento of ...

The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...

It may have been comparable in length to today's biggest whale sharks, the largest of which has measured in at 18.8 metres. Without a complete megalodon skeleton to measure, these figures are based on ...

A megalodon 's head alone was the size of a car. The prehistoric monster was largest meat-eating shark to ever roam the oceans: It reached lengths of 50 feet, with dorsal fins that jutted 5 feet ...

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries' Tracey Scott-Holland said while the size was common for tiger sharks, it was uncommon for a great white shark to be caught at that length. "We know that ...

"The fact that they produced an animatronic shark with relatively accurate teeth is pretty good going." The Jaws shark's biggest feature is, well, its size. "That's a 20-footer," oceanographer Matt ...