Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Far below the ocean’s surface lies a dark, freezing world that few humans have ever seen. In these extreme depths, some of the ...

The largest great white shark tagged, sampled and released by OCEARCH, a nonprofit organization that studies sharks, sent in a "rare ping" for the first time since July. Researchers at OCEARCH ...

Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller "Jaws" was not only the first summer blockbuster movie, but it also scared people out of ...

Touring the largest shark in captivity at Osaka Aquarium.

Basking sharks spend their winters around the warm waters of the Azores and then return to Ireland upon the arrival of spring ...