For many of us, the ocean is a beautiful place full of wonder and mystery. On the surface, the water is an amazing scene that ...

University of Miami researchers with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science say great whites are like ...

Scientists studying this behavior in False Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, estimate this shark caught a record-breaking 15 feet of air. This incredible hunting technique is called breaching.

From renowned photographers Chris and Monique Fallows and co-authors on the new paper: “This image has special meaning to Monique and I as it so incredibly symbolises the unbelievable sights we ...

a basking shark is responsible for the U.K.’s only fatal shark encounter. In 1937, a breaching basking shark unintentionally capsized a boat, causing the deaths of three people onboard.

and the speed of an attack can often send the shark breaching spectacularly out of the water in pursuit of its prey. But this much feared shark is also capable of complex social interactions.