there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth are some of the most abundant remnants of prehistoric oceans, providing scientists with crucial ...

hooked teeth. The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over ...

using the lower teeth like a blade to tear off circular chunks of flesh. Smaller prey is eaten whole. This mysterious shark is not often seen by cameras: The first photograph of a live Greenland ...