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What is the deadliest shark attack ever recorded?
By Lydia Smith published
During World War II, the sinking of a U.S. Navy ship led to one of the worst known shark attacks in history, with up to 150 killed in a feeding frenzy.

Weird demon shark with bright white eyes discovered off Australia
By Hannah Osborne published
The shark Apristurus ovicorrugatus was identified as a new species over a decade after the first mystery egg cases were found in a Western Australian museum collection.

Elusive cannibal fish from the twilight zone are washing up on Oregon beaches and no one knows why
By Hannah Osborne published
Oregon State Parks said several lancetfish have washed up on beaches in recent weeks in a highly unusual spate of strandings.

What is the oldest shark?
By Cameron Duke last updated
At nearly 400 years old, the oldest-known living vertebrate crossed the oceans the same time as the Mayflower.

Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pups
By Harry Baker published
The 14-foot great hammerhead washed ashore on a beach in Alabama. Researchers have since dissected the expectant mother but are unsure exactly what killed her.

Great white shark washes up on South Carolina beach in rare, unusual stranding
By Sascha Pare published
The 10-foot-long female stopped breathing after locals tried several times to coax her back into the water. The cause of the animal's death remains a mystery.

Deepest-dwelling fish ever seen is a ghostly snailfish spotted more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface
By Harry Baker published
The never-before-seen fish was spotted 5 miles below the ocean's surface in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan.

Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat?
By Sascha Pare published
Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study.
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