The largest shark alive is a whale shark ... which occurred approximately 2.6 million years ago when the Earth began to cool. As ocean temperatures dropped and food sources were scarce, an ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

When you think of giant sharks, the great white from the blockbuster Jaws is probably what springs to mind. But at a little over six metres long, this fictional man-eating monster is small fry when ...

It has been confirmed as belonging to a megalodon - the largest shark that ever existed - by expert Prof Ben Garrod. His dad Peter Shelton said Sammy was sleeping with it near his bed as he was ...