Great white shark
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Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimatesNew study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.
By Jess Thomson Published
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Massive male great white shark tagged and released off Florida coast in new videoScientists have tagged a giant male great white shark off the East Coast. The researchers said "Contender" is the largest male white shark ever caught and studied in the northwest Atlantic.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Mega momma' great white shark killed on drumline may reveal secrets about iconic predatorScientists hope the body of a pregnant great white shark killed on a drumline will reveal some of the mysteries of the species' reproduction.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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Great white shark gets liver torn out by lone orca in under 2 minutes in shocking shift of hunting methodsDisturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue itA shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Great white shark ripped in 2 was 'loaded' with orca DNA, scientists sayScientists have analyzed the remains of a great white shark that washed up in Australia in October and confirmed orcas disemboweled the predator to eat its liver — a first in these waters.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Great white sharks are hanging out in the twilight zone and scientists don't know whyResearchers recorded the movements of ocean predators and found many diving to depths of over 3,200 feet for reasons that are currently unclear.
By Carys Matthews Published
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Big, healthy great white shark washes up dead on Canada beach in latest of string of mystery strandingsScientists have performed a necropsy on a great white shark that washed up in Nova Scotia — the fifth unexplained stranding of its kind in a year — but were unable to determine the cause of death.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Orcas attacked a great white shark to gorge on its liver in Australia, shredded carcass suggestsOrcas have been feasting on sharks' livers off the coast of South Africa for several years and could now be doing the same in Australia, the carcass of a great white suggests.
By Sascha Pare Published
