Researchers believe they have found the biggest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, which has already ...

A shark has leapt from the water and bit off the head of a stranded whale in New Zealand while a beachgoer was trying to send it back out to sea. A mother pygmy sperm whale and its calf stranded ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the sea.

which makes them similar in length to the biggest whale sharks. For comparison, the Museum's giant squid Archie measures in at 8.62 metres long. Despite their enormous size, whale sharks eat tiny ...

A GPS unit used to track a massive great white shark has stopped transmitting locations, but other technology she carries may help track her.

The giant fish is hard to study in part because it is hard to find and track. By tagging individual specimens, scientists have learned that whale sharks can log thousands of miles in years-long trips.

A terrifying moment for a female diver off the coast of Cebu, Philippines. A young whale shark rammed her from behind. The sea giant is harmless to humans, but it still caused quite a fright.

Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a surprise that scientists know so little about whale sharks. The ocean giants are the largest fish in ...

This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great white to the gentle giant the whale shark. Shark skeletons don’t include any bones at all. But their jaws, spinal column and the cartilage ...

Q: Were you scared to be in the path of a 30-foot whale shark? A: Fear is a good thing when working with wild animals. Whale sharks aren’t harmful to people. The worst thing is you might get ...