Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for ...

Shark sightings on the east and west coasts have been on the rise as Americans flock to beaches in hopes of cooling off. In Hawaii, a tiger shark was recently spotted swimming 30 yards from the island ...

To kick it off, here are 17 fun facts about sharks: 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's the only shark with jaws that extend forward — at the speed of 10 feet per second!

Sharks have roamed the seas for at least 400 million years, but there are still plenty of facts you probably don’t know about these fascinating creatures. They range in size from 8 inches to 40 feet ...

Sharks are often imagined as massive, powerful predators cruising through open water, but not all sharks are great white-sized. Along the coasts of the United States and in the deep offshore waters, ...

“The Jaws Effect” is what scientists call people’s irrational fear of sharks based on Steven Spielberg’s 1975 hit summer movie, “Jaws.” The great white shark in the movie was so terrifying that it ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

With shark attacks off the coast of Long Island, New York, at a higher number than usual this summer, one expert is helping to separate truth from fiction. Dr. Mike Heithaus, a marine ecologist and ...

The ocean’s most feared but fascinating predators face increasing dangers from the world’s warming oceans, scientists found in two international studies released this week. Both studies revealed new ...

Although these huge sea creatures are called ‘whale sharks’, they are not actually whales, but filter-feeding sharks, often referred to as "gentle giants". They are also the world’s largest fish, ...