As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

A fossilised tooth from a previously unknown ancient shark species, estimated to be around 340 million years old, has been discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, the world's largest cave ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease.

Naylor and others cautioned that ocean acidification is indeed going to pose many threats to the ocean beyond just sharks.