Scientists have identified a prehistoric shark nicknamed the eagle shark, a bizarre predator with wing-like fins that cruised ...

Fossil remains have led to claims of a prehistoric shark capable of rivaling or surpassing modern great whites. Much of this ...

As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...

Two new bills recently introduced in the Maryland legislature propose making one of the largest predators to ever prowl the ...

A 7,000-year-old grave site in present-day Oman indicates that the region’s Neolithic communities sometimes turned to an ...

Sharks, ancient mariners predating trees and dinosaurs, have survived five mass extinctions through remarkable adaptability.

Greenland sharks are spilling new secrets about antiaging.

One of the most impressive experiences you can have with wildlife kicks off with a shouted command. "Come on, come on, come ...

Deep below sunlight, a rarely seen frilled shark reveals ancient anatomy, slow reproduction, and mysterious habits, offering scientists fleeting clues about evolution, survival, and fragile ecosystems ...

Watch out, Jaws — your days are numbered. Money-hungry fishermen and sellers are ignoring international regulations in favor of big profits in the illegal sale of shark fins — and new research led by ...

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our understanding of prehistoric life. Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous ...