The ocean depths are full of mysteries and monsters. But some of its greatest secrets and behemoths lie not beneath the waves ...

an illustration of a megalodon just beneath the surface of th water looking up with its mouth open Yet rumors persist that these supersized sharks are still alive, with TikTok and YouTube videos ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw the ...

The megalodon may have been the largest marine predator to ever live, growing up to 60 feet with teeth nearly the size of a standard sheet of paper. But, even more stunning, a new study suggests it ...

Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back ...

Megalodons were the biggest sharks on the planet. Recent studies show how these apex predators reached lengths of 50 feet with heads the size of cars.

Just how big was a megalodon? There is much disagreement within the scientific community regarding the most famous extinct ...

Was the Megalodon shark actually as massive and monstrous as it has looked in sci-fi movies? A new study has found that the Megalodon shark was actually not like a gigantic great white shark. The ...

There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like being crushed by three African elephants stacked on top of each ...

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The megalodon, a huge shark that was the scourge of the ancient oceans and is a star in modern movie theaters, is named for its "large tooth" - and for good reason. Its ...

Millions of years ago, a shark that would dwarf even the largest of its modern relatives plied the waters of the earth. Called the megalodon, the creature could grow to almost 60 feet in length. But ...

The most common way that Megalodon is portrayed is... well, like this. A shark that looks like a giant great white. “The study may appear to be a step backward in science, but the continued mystery ...