The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...

HEARTSTOPPING footage shows the moment two giant whales move in to protect a diver from a bloodthirsty shark. Benoît Girodeau ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways, the ...

That suggests a truly gigantic body length of 24.3 m (79.7 ft ... bigger Shimada's team noted that existing gigantic sharks – namely the whale shark and basking shark – have relatively ...

Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great white to the gentle giant the whale shark. Shark skeletons don’t include ... Over time, this makes these body parts harder and stronger. While ...

The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The study team, which included researchers from University of California, ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...