New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

comparable to a large blue whale, but with a body designed for energy-efficient cruising rather than continuous high-speed ...

While the whale shark is certainly a big animal, it’s considerably smaller than the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, which is the biggest animal in the world. The largest blue whale ever recorded ...

Spotted off the coast of Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, Deep Blue seems remarkably unbothered as she floats past some divers, two of whom are inside a relatively flimsy-looking cage, but one who seems ...

The ancient predatory shark went extinct around 3.6 million ... That would mean the largest megalodons may have been nearly the size of a blue whale. “Our new value represents the most ...