Fossilized remains of acolossal shark discovered in northern Australia have upended scientists’ understanding of when oceanic ...

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, ...

A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered ...

Fossils reveal that giant predatory sharks existed 15 million years before megalodon and were already top predators in Cretaceous seas.

The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease. Here’s why the world’s biggest shark eventually vanished off the ...

Researchers revealed that the northern seas of Australia were, during the dinosaur era, home to a giant predatory shark that existed before the appearance of whales, white sharks, and the famous ...

For the first time, researchers have documented an 8-foot shark, a top predator, being killed by another predator. The shark, a porbeagle, was being studied by scientists from Oregon State University, ...

In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own. This isn't the first ...

When sharks and crocodiles meet, science shows no clear victor exists. Survival, strategy, speed and strength determine outcomes, but most encounters end with caution, retreat and evolutionary balance ...

Part of the ocean food chain was on full display for divers in Maldives when a large eel attempting to eat a smaller eel fought with a rockfish over the prey before falling victim to a larger predator ...