Steven Phillipe was doing some landscaping when he spotted something instantly recognizable but completely baffling.

Researchers found that the USAG-1 protein could limit the growth of teeth in mice, so ensuring that the protein didn’t form ...

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

A study explores how uranium isotopes in fossilized shark teeth could provide insights into historical ocean anoxia, with mixed results.

Sharks are responsible for killing about 10 people a year. By contrast, humans are responsible for killing about 100 million sharks a year.’ The average modern shark tooth is usually between about 1.3 ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...

Among all the species of sharks, perhaps great white sharks are the most feared by many, thanks to their ferocious depiction ...

or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” an ancient shark that stalked the ocean floor 340 million years ago. Rendering courtesy of the National Park Service A shark no larger than a human hand that ...

For context, adult human vertebrae are roughly 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) in diameter. Neither shark backbone specimens were found with the massive, serrated teeth associated with megalodon ...