The evolution of the shark is not what most people would expect. Instead of sharks evolving from a massive predator, the original creature was a small, leaf-shaped fish. This fish lacked eyes and fins ...

Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean. By analyzing shark scavenging behavior, the University of Florida's C.A. Pound Human Identification ...

Learn about Dunkleosteus, an ancient apex predator that ripped apart large fish with sharp bony blades that lined its mouth.

Learn how newly discovered vertebrae from a 6- to 8-meter shark pushes the origin of mega-predators back by 15 million years.

Ripple, a sub-adult male white shark was tagged by OCEARCH on Sept. 30, 2025 off the coast of Nova Scotia. OCEARCH scientists ...

The iconic, armored, 14-foot-long Dunkleosteus was something of an "evolutionary oddball,” a new study has revealed.