Fifty years after Jaws hit theaters, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about sharks, which lends to their reputation as mysterious predators. There’s even more we don’t know about ancient sharks, ...

It's been 50 years since Steven Spielberg's movie "Jaws" first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens. At a low point during production, Spielberg worried he'd only ever be known for "a big fish ...

Would you ever venture into the ocean if you knew this creature could be lurking beneath you? It's twice the size of a T. rex ...

Quick Take New vertebrate fossils reveal a more ancient mega-shark years before Megalodon This mega-shark was found in Australia The finding rewrites the historical timeline of shark evolution Long ...

While fans of the movie and novel “Jaws” might envision an encounter with a 22-foot great white shark as being daunting, historians and marine biologists alike are quick to note that the extinct ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists agree. This illustration of megalodon may be wrong. The ancient predatory ...

It’s not Shark Week yet, but National Megalodon Day is the next best thing until the Discovery Channel kicks off its shark love fest on July 20. National Megalodon Day is June 15 and celebrates the ...

A mako shark in 'Deep Blue Sea'; A megalodon shark in 'The Meg 2: The Trench'; Bruce the shark in 'Jaws' This time it's personal. The unfortunate widowed Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) heads down to the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

While fans of the movie and novel “Jaws” might envision an encounter with a 22-foot great white shark as being daunting, historians and marine biologists alike are quick to note that the extinct ...