Scientists just discovered that this 370-million-year-old "nightmare shark" could rotate its jaws outward to feed. "Through ...

However, more recent research has suggested that megalodon belonged to different branch of the shark family tree. And yet, the comparison to whites remained, if for no other reason than a lack of ...

The fossil shark Ptychodus was first identified 190 years ago, but in the intervening centuries of paleontological inquiry, a comprehensive look at the ancient fish has been hard to come by. Until ...

Shark Week at the Virginia Aquarium is July 21-27. ... Thursday, dive deeper into the shark family tree and learn about how they are related to rays. And on Friday, ...

More than 100 million years ago, scientists say, warming seas and reduced oxygen may have sent some sharks higher into the water column, where they evolved to be fierce and hungry.

The family of Leah Lendel, the 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack at a Florida beach, speaks out about her recovery. “It was really, really bad,” Leah’s mother Nadia said, when describing the ...

The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a small shark species belonging to the Hemiscylliidae family. Notably known as the ‘walking shark,’ these creatures exhibit a unique locomotion ...

The most recent addition to the shark family tree is Apristurus ovicorrugatus — a species within a larger group known as demon catsharks.. The discovery of A. ovicorrugatus didn’t happen deep in the ...

A great white shark is seen off of Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Luke Walford, a school chaplain and youth pastor, was killed by a shark while spearfishing with his family in a ...

The second study, based in Ireland, looked at the family lineage and biology of smalltooth sand tiger sharks, one of several species turning up more often in that region as the oceans warm.

Shark Week at the Virginia Aquarium is July 21-27. ... Thursday, dive deeper into the shark family tree and learn about how they are related to rays. And on Friday, ...

Rare Jurassic Shark Fossil Shows They Were Highly Evolved 150 Million Years Ago. ... meaning there are many veins to follow along their family tree. However, ...