The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes. The minuscule dwarf lantern shark is the smallest shark alive, being smaller than the ...

When we think of sharks, our minds often conjure images of fearsome predators with rows of razor-sharp teeth, dominating the oceans and striking fear into swimmers worldwide. However, the reality ...

The Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is one of the most mysterious and solitary shark species on the planet. Dwelling in the frigid depths of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, these ...

The mighty megalodon is the most famous extinct shark on earth – with giant jaws and a tremendous size that inspire myths and ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

More information: Han Tian, Predating Behavior of the Pacific Sleeper Shark in the Deep Waters of South China Sea, Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research (2025). DOI: 10.34133/olar.0095 ...

The Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History finds that in an average yea r, there are 70 to 100 sharks bites on humans, resulting in about five deaths.

Ajemian: Humans are the biggest shark predator. We’ve done a lot of damage to the shark population. We’re starting to realize what we have done and we’re having some successes in reversing that trend.

RARE FEAST: Fishermen in the Philippines caught and ate a megamouth shark, one of the rarest fishes in the world. Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught and later ate a megamouth shark ...

The occasional rampage aside, sharks don’t find humans particularly interesting. The Florida Museum of Natural History recorded just 47 unprovoked bites worldwide in 2024, with four fatalities ...