To kick it off, here are 17 fun facts about sharks: 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's the only shark with jaws that extend forward — at the speed of 10 feet per second!

Discover the fascinating facts about sawfish, from their unique saws and habitats to conservation efforts protecting these ...

“The Jaws Effect” is what scientists call people’s irrational fear of sharks based on Steven Spielberg’s 1975 hit summer movie, “Jaws.” The great white shark in the movie was so terrifying that it ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

July 20-26 marks Shark Week 2025, an annual celebration that takes place on the Discovery Channel. Throughout the week, the Discovery Channel plays a number of education- and entertainment-based ...

This collection of documentaries about one of the ocean’s oldest animals (shark fossils date back over 400 million years) is a great place to learn more about pre-historic and present-day sharks. With ...

A large great white shark by the name of Breton visited Juno Beach just after midnight on Monday, July 15. Nicknamed by the OCEARCH scientists who tagged him in 2020, the shark pinged their trackers ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Hollywood has really done a number on sharks. “Ever since I watched Jaws, I’m like yeah I’m not going in the water,” says 11-year-old Broward County student Joseph Geren. It is a ...