Researchers, studying huge vertebrae discovered near Darwin, have identified this creature as the earliest known ...

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

During the Cretaceous Period, a genus of sharks roamed the sea with rows of unusual teeth. Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and crush ...

The fossil of a huge great white shark relative that lived among the dinosaurs has been discovered in Mexico. The discovery was made in a limestone quarry to the country's northeast by an ...

Researchers examining large vertebrae discovered near Darwin identified the creature as the earliest known mega-predator in the lineage of modern sharks, living some 15 million years earlier than ...

Ancient underwater volcanic eruptions may have made modern day sharks more fierce then their predecessors, a new study has found. The infamous shark species we know of today evolved from stubby bottom ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A giant spike in ocean temperatures about 93 million years ago may ...

Among sharks and rays, species within the first four million years of existence are significantly more likely to go extinct than older species, according to a study led by researchers from the ...