When "Jaws" first aired, scientists didn't know how long sharks took to reproduce, or how many offspring a white shark could have each year. We now know it takes about 26 years fo ...

It's not Shark Week yet, but National Megalodon Day is the next best thing until the Discovery Channel kicks off its shark love fest on July 20. National Megalodon Day is June 15 and celebrates the ...

From the ridiculous to the downright terrifying, these films followed in the wake of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, NBC is airing ‘Jaws’ on its 50th anniversary. All these years ...

No megalodon jaw fossils have ever been discovered. The replicas seen at many museums are all based on size estimates from teeth or other partial fossils. Photograph by Alexander Demianchuk ...

the jaws of a Megalodon. Prior to this study, it was widely believed that megalodon probably specialized on large prey like ancient whales and large fish.

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

In early 2025, OCEARCH, a marine research non‑profit, found and tagged a massive male great white shark off the ...

Fifty years since the release of Jaws, these photographers are showing a different, less frightening view of great white sharks.

The massive Megalodon had a staggering 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand—which it didn't always fill as expected.

When Jaws first aired, scientists didn’t know how long sharks took to reproduce, or how many offspring a white shark could ...

As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.