THE prehistoric “super carnivore” megalodon was bigger than previously thought, growing to a whopping 80ft and weighing 94 ...

A fake shark story died on paper but lived online, where repetition, fear, and clever editing keep turning extinction into legend.

If the proposed House Bill 97 and Senate Bill 135 -- sponsored by State Del. Todd Morgan and State Senator Jack Bailey -- ...

In a state better known for its delicious seafood and as the home of the United States Navy, there’s a new effort to create ...

Like other sharks, the bodies of megalodon were cartilaginous, almost entirely soft tissue, and that doesn’t preserve very well. A dead meg would make an incredible feast, not to mention a dramatic ...

Teeth belonging to the fearsome creatures have been discovered throughout the state. Now, they're up for consideration by the ...

Megalodon, the terror of the Neogene, dominated its giant shark niche for just 20 million years before it disappeared from the world's oceans. And, during that time ...

The curious minds at What If investigate where Megalodon sharks might be hiding today, exploring the depths and mysteries of oceans that could still conceal these prehistoric predators.

Two new bills recently introduced in the Maryland legislature propose making one of the largest predators to ever prowl the ...

Megalodon usually gets all the attention when it comes to sea monsters, but ancient oceans were full of predators just as ...

NEW YORK — Today's sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. A giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could have devoured a creature the size of a killer whale in just five bites ...

In most depictions of the extinct megalodon shark, it looks pretty much like a super-sized version of its modern relative, the great white. According to a new study, however, it may actually have been ...