“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 ...

A researcher in Australia has captured a rare moment on camera below the waters of New Caledonia. ABC News reported that scientist Dr. Hugo Lassauce of the University of the Sunshine Coast caught two ...

Only a few hours earlier, a shark knocked an 11-year-old boy into the water at Dee Why—just north of Manly—and bit a chunk out of his surfboard. And on Sunday afternoon, a 12-year-old boy was bitten ...

Whether they're terrified or in awe, people are fascinated with sharks. The marine predators, both dangerous and beautiful, are essential to marine environments, according to the National Oceanic and ...

A new study on blue sharks shows that their movement patterns in the open ocean are closely linked to internal energy stores ...

Trees first appeared on Earth during the Devonian period, around 385 million years ago, and dinosaurs about 100 million years later, between 250 to 200 million years ago. But you might be surprised to ...

Sharks have long been cast as ruthless, mindless predators, a fear so deeply ingrained that it has fueled an entire genre of Hollywood horror films. Sharks have long been cast as ruthless, mindless ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (CN) — As Carlos Gauna trailed a sizeable white shark with his drone, he was startled to see the apex predator methodically head directly toward four young swimmers near the ...

Twenty million years ago, the oceans were ruled by a predator unlike any other: the Megalodon. This colossal shark, the largest to ever exist, hunted giant sea creatures and even other sharks for food ...

Sharks are vital to many marine ecosystems despite being often viewed as dangerous predators. Florida leads in shark-bites, but shark-related fatalities are statistically rare. Over 300 shark species ...