A whale watching tour was surprised with what organizers called a “once-in-a-lifetime” shark sighting on Friday afternoon off the coast of Newport Beach. According to Davey’s Locker Whale Watching, ...

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

CAPE MAY, N.J. (CBS) -- For the second time in two weeks, the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center said a basking shark was spotted in the waters off the South Jersey coast. In a Facebook post ...

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study ...

A new study has revealed fascinating details about the Megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that lived between 15 to 3.6 ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...