Sharks have long been cast as the villains of the ocean. From terrifying headlines to Hollywood blockbusters like Jaws, ...

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds Kelsey Williamson Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on ...

Unusual for non-mammals, whale sharks give birth to their young live instead of laying eggs that hatch outside the body. They ...

Whale sharks use both natural and artificial underwater features, such as seamounts and oil platforms, as stepping stones in ...

Researchers have recently witnessed behavior in the wild that could offer critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

Large numbers of endangered whale sharks have been sighted in waters off Madagascar. The first major scientific survey in the area shows there are far more of the huge fish than previously thought.

Read on to find out about the biggest sharks in the world. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world. It is found in tropical and temperate oceans, in both deep water and ...

Sharks are apex predators in many ecosystems, and their disappearance is causing dangerous imbalances in marine communities ... including basking and whale sharks in 2003; great white sharks in 2005; ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...