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Mysterious 'nightmare' shark with unnerving human-like smile dragged up from the deep sea
By Harry Baker published
A deep-sea fisher in Australia recently reeled in a creepy-looking shark with bulging eyes and a human-like smile. Experts are unsure exactly which species it belongs to.

Great white sharks may have driven megalodon to extinction
By Cameron Duke last updated
For millions of years, megalodon was the top predator in marine ecosystems. Then great whites came along and ruined everything.

Serial killer whales have been murdering sharks and eating their livers for 5 years
By Brandon Specktor last updated
A pair of killer whales has been terrorizing great white sharks near Capetown, slaughtering at least eight sharks over five years and eating their livers, scientists say.

Video reveals baby steps of newly hatched ‘walking’ sharks
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Epaulette sharks can use their fins to "walk" underwater and even on dry land.

Megalodon was fastest swimming shark ever and could devour an orca in 5 bites, 3D model reveals
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have created a 3D computer model of a megalodon shark based on fossilized teeth and vertebrae, giving us our best look yet at the ancient behemoths.

Half-blind Greenland shark possibly spotted in the Caribbean, thousands of miles from its usual home
By Patrick Pester published
A strange shark caught off Belize in the Caribbean was likely a Greenland shark or Greenland shark hybrid, according to a new study.

'Walking sharks' caught on video, astound scientists
By Isobel Whitcomb published
On the remote Southern coast of Papua New Guinea, scientists encountered something amazing: a walking shark.
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