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Haunting images of 'zombie' shark and other decaying aquarium animals revealed in eerie footage
By Harry Baker published
A new video posted by a French urban explorer has revealed a number of decomposing marine animals, including a mummified shark, inside an abandoned aquarium in Spain.
Rare, alien-like baby 'ghost shark' discovered off New Zealand coast
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists discovered a rare, newly hatched ghost shark in the waters south of New Zealand.
What did 'the meg' look like? We have no idea.
By Laura Geggel published
Scientists have no idea what the extinct megatoothed shark megalodon looked like, a new analysis finds.
Greenland sharks: Toxic, half-blind giants of the ocean
By Patrick Pester published
Greenland sharks may have a lifespan of hundreds of years in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, where much about their lives remains a mystery.
Video captures great white shark's gruesome attack on a seal near Cape Cod
By Mindy Weisberger published
A great white shark attacks a seal near Cape Cod, and video captured the gory battle.
Fish defy death to rub up against great white sharks. Here's why.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Fish use sharks as scrub brushes by pushing up against the sea predator's scaly bodies to get rid of parasites and other irritants.
Giant shark, possibly a megalodon, feasted on this whale 15 million years ago
By Laura Geggel published
An ancient whale's flipper bone has bite marks on it, revealing that a shark tore into it about 15 million years ago.
Bizarre pig-faced shark found dead in the Mediterranean Sea. Is it real?
By Brandon Specktor published
Italian naval officers found a dead angular roughshark (also known as the pig fish) in the waters near Elba.
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