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

Researchers, studying huge vertebrae discovered near Darwin, have identified this creature as the earliest known ...

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

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.

This discovery highlights the enormous size and predatory dominance of ancient sharks and provides scientists with a new ...

Researchers examining large vertebrae discovered near Darwin identified the creature as the earliest known mega-predator in the lineage of modern sharks, living some 15 million years earlier than ...

Just how massive was the legendary megalodon? Scientists continue to debate the true size of this extinct giant, using fossilized teeth to estimate everything from today’s great white sharks to the ...

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, ...

An artistic reconstruction of the extinct megalodon. Scientists' ideas about how the megalodon looked are based on its fossilized teeth. Hugo Saláis via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 Between 3 ...