Fossils reveal that giant predatory sharks existed 15 million years before megalodon and were already top predators in Cretaceous seas.

A shark lunges above the water in the TV series "Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Discovery) Just as weather conditions align for the ideal beach vacation every year, Discovery unleashes Shark Week upon the world. It’s ...

U.S. triathlete Erica Fox had spoken publicly about her awareness of sharks and believed she was safe with them in the water.

A new study shows sharks and skates interact with toys in aquariums, suggesting curiosity, personality, and surprising intelligence.

This summer, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. Jaws basically invented the summer blockbuster and cemented an image of sharks as ...

There are a ton of interesting facts about marine life out there, but you’ll find some of the most fascinating tidbits in shark facts. Sharks, admittedly, have a tough rep. They’re often the aquatic bad guys in TV and film (as anyone who’s seen the ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, Vice, and Best ...

Sharks seem to be attacking fish on anglers’ lines more and more in. One scientist is out to figure out why, and how to stop them.

An endurance athlete is hoping to change minds about sharks by swimming around Martha's Vineyard, just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Jaws." British-South African swimmer Lewis Pugh was the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean ...

The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea—the majestic whale shark and manta rays—to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water lantern shark and guitarfishes.