A fake shark story died on paper but lived online, where repetition, fear, and clever editing keep turning extinction into legend.

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Megalodon, the terror of the Neogene, dominated its giant shark niche for just 20 million years before it disappeared from the world's oceans. And, during that time ...

In a state better known for its delicious seafood and as the home of the United States Navy, there’s a new effort to create ...

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The Meg was shaped more like a whale than the giant great white shark in the Jason Statham movies, suggests new research. Megalodon, the prehistoric ocean hunter, was a "longer, sleeker super predator ...

A new study has uncovered surprising insights into the feeding habits of the largest predatory fish to ever roam the Earth's oceans, challenging long-standing assumptions about the prehistoric ...

(CNN) — 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 ...