The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering ...

A shark expert, whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie "Jaws," explains some of their ...

Megalodon teeth are the largest of all shark species. With teeth that can measure up to the size of a human hand, it is easy ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

The transcriptome (or sum total of the messenger RNA) of the white shark showed greater similarity to the human transcriptome ...

A woman injured this week in waters off Jones Beach State Park was likely bitten by a shark, authorities said, in one of the ...

A woman was likely bitten by a shark while swimming at Long Island's Jones Beach earlier this week, New York State Parks ...

Visit this unique beachside hiking trail in Maryland and find fossilized shark teeth while you swim!

Unlike sharks like the whale shark, which has an astounding 3,000 teeth, or great white sharks, which have 300 teeth, tiger sharks have significantly fewer teeth. Both the upper and lower jaws ...