Basking sharks are harmless to humans, said Jon Dodd of the Atlantic Shark Institute,“ but ”that didn’t prevent people from getting real excited and really anxious.” ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — In a sure sign that summer is near, a massive shark was spotted in the water off New England on Monday. The Atlantic Shark Institute shared a video of a basking shark wowing ...

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

Those on a local whale watch were treated to an epic feast on Wednesday when they had a front ... sharks scavenging a dead shark. A shiver of blue sharks was spotted chomping on a dead basking ...

Related video: Scientists Keep Finding Cocaine Sharks Off the Coast of Brazil A female basking shark, about 7m long, was tagged with a device similar to a FitBit and a connected camera was ...

“This basking shark may look like it’s smiling but sadly, it is not,” shark researcher John Chisholm wrote. “This poor individual stranded on a beach along Cape Cod Bay. There are a lot of baskos ...

according to shark researchers. Multiple basking sharks were seen off Plymouth Friday morning. Shark researcher John Chisholm was alerted to the site, and he counted at least five basking sharks ...

“What I most hope would come out of this is just more research on this species.” The basking shark is a relatively gentle species, known for skimming the ocean’s surface for tiny planktonic ...

A 24-foot shark washed up on a United Kingdom beach over the weekend and a forklift was needed to haul the massive beast off the shore, wild photos show. The carcass of a basking shark — the ...

A collision between a boat and a basking shark has been recorded for the first time, meaning either that researchers were lucky to capture the footage or that the incidents are more common than ...

The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod whale-watching vessel on Thursday, and the excitement was palpable in the naturalist’s voice. “This is incredible!