New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal ...

What’s more, he and his coauthors posit that megalodon was slenderer than previously thought, closer in build to a sleek lemon shark than a ... animal can be and still move efficiently through ...

For centuries, the Megalodon, the largest shark to ever exist, has been believed to be extinct. But could it still be lurking in the deepest, unexplored parts of the ocean? Some researchers ...

Based on these and other findings, it is now believed that the megalodon may have been closer to the present-day lemon shark in appearance. Whatever the case was, you still likely wouldn't want to ...

The deep blue sea holds many secrets, but none as jaw-droppingly fascinating as the legend of the Megalodon, an ancient shark that once roamed our oceans. These gigantic predators, which are thought ...

But if you were to scale a great white shark’s body plan up to megalodon-like lengths, the resulting animal would have had a more difficult time swimming through the water. “Although we still ...

also drawing conclusions about the megalodon's body mass, swimming speed (based on hydrodynamic principles), and growth patterns. As previously reported, the largest shark alive today, reaching up ...

It's often thought that the megalodon would've looked a lot like a great white shark, but bigger ... to grow to such large sizes – and still thrive. Scientists compared it to Olympic swimmers ...