The largest living sharks, such as the whale shark and basking shark, have slimmer body plans which grant the giants greater hydrodynamic efficiency as they ply through the ocean. But if you were ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes. The minuscule dwarf lantern shark is the smallest shark alive, being smaller than the human hand, according to Smithsonian. The aptly named megamouth can weigh ...