It’s a nightmare scenario: megalodons, prehistoric sharks nearly as large as blue whales, survive in the deepest part of the ...

Baleen whales don’t have teeth. Instead, they use baleen, a filtering system that lets the largest animals on Earth feed on ...

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 ...

A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the ...

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

Join the challenge as we dig for giant Megalodon teeth—how many will we find in this thrilling hunt?

When Charleston resident Grant Martin found his first shark tooth on a Hilton Head Island beach when he was a kid, he thought ...

A group of shark enthusiasts and scientists is hoping to make Maryland the first state in the nation to have a state shark.

Megalodon sharks were among the largest and most formidable predators ever to exist, dominating the oceans millions of years ago. Despite their massive size, everything scientists know about them ...

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 ...

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