Maryland has become the first state to designate the prehistoric megalodon, a massive shark that lived millions of years ago, ...

The megalodon ( Otodus megalodon) is another step closer to becoming the first state shark in the United States. At the last second, a bill to name the extinct behemoth Maryland’s state shark passed ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. When did the megalodon shark go extinct, and why ...

The ocean depths are full of mysteries and monsters. But some of its greatest secrets and behemoths lie not beneath the waves of today, but beneath the rocks of prehistory. Most people have heard of ...