Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales (all mammals) are larger. The ...

Maryland leaders are considering a bill that would make the extinct megalodon the official state shark.

The bones of a whale that died at North Myrtle Beach 40 years ago were supposed to be displayed at SC's state museum. But it ...

When the asteroid ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs, it cleared ecological space on a global scale. Small survivors adapted quickly, and over the years, their descendants grew into animals that ...

Along a two-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea ...

Plastic pollution has claimed another victim. This time it's a rare pygmy sperm whale off the coast of Honduras. The incident highlights how throwaway items can have consequences far beyond our daily ...

Sharks have been swimming Earth’s oceans for more than 400 million years, evolving into an incredibly diverse group of ...

The season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves were spotted off the coast of Massachusetts Monday as scientists see some positive signs for the critically endangered species.

For decades, whale watching has been a seasonal ritual along the Sonoma Coast, drawing locals to wind-swept bluffs, binoculars in hand. Now the pastime has earned national notice: Travel + Leisure has ...

A single pilot whale beached itself in Naples, Florida on March 9. Pilot whales typically stay far offshore and rarely come near the Southwest Florida coast. Beaching can be a sign of sickness or ...

On Friday we featured footage showing a juvenile whale shark swimming lazily along the Costa Rica shoreline in emerald waters that made the scene appear idyllic. The footage was captured by Jesus ...