an illustration of a megalodon just beneath the surface of th water looking up with its mouth open Yet rumors persist that these supersized sharks are still alive, with TikTok and YouTube videos ...

The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But the megalodon may not have been as big as once thought, some researchers suggest.

The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth — until now. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on January 23m 2023.) The ...

Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine traveling back in time and observing ...

Researchers studying sharks in the northwest Atlantic recently spotted a shape that temporarily led them to believe the extinct megalodon shark was still swimming in the deeps. The Atlantic Shark ...

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study suggests that the megalodon wasn't as stocky as the great white shark, and that it ...

Scientists have used fossils to understand the lives of ancient megalodon sharks. They've discovered it weighed the same as ten elephants and could swim faster than the sharks we have today. A ...

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Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth ...

In most depictions of the extinct megalodon shark, it looks pretty much like a super-sized version of its modern relative, the great white. According to a new study, however, it may actually have been ...

“It makes you want to spend your whole day hunting, thinking that more must be out there,” said Danner, who found both teeth at Fernandina Beach. Megalodon teeth are prized items for amateur ...

The most common way that Megalodon is portrayed is... well, like this. A shark that looks like a giant great white. “The study may appear to be a step backward in science, but the continued mystery ...