The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Dwarf lanternsharks are considerably smaller, with adult females stretching a mere 8 inches, teensy enough to fit comfortably ...

As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.

The movie Jaws, released on June 20, 1975, was one of the very first Hollywood summer blockbusters, and remains one of the ...

A new study proves for the first time that the ‘two-thirds scaling law’ applies to large animals as well as small ones, ...

Sharks are a remarkable, diverse group of ocean-dwellers that inhabit marine ecosystems all over the world. From the massive, gentle giant whale shark to the bioluminescent dwarf lantern shark ...

From hand-sized lantern sharks that glow in the deep sea to bus-sized whale sharks gliding through tropical waters, sharks come in all shapes and sizes.

There are, in reality, several hundred shark species, ranging in size from the dwarf lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi), which is at most 20 centimeters (8 inches) long, to the whale shark, which ...