Headlines were made this week when scuba divers removing abandoned ghost nets from a shipwreck between Tunisia and Sicily ...

The prehistoric shark Carcharodon megalodon had the deadliest bite of all dinosaurs, researchers said following a recent study that examined the chomping power of the extinct giant reptiles. The bite ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The other day I showcased some art and text ...

SOLOMONS, Md. — Fossil discoveries along Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs reveal that ancestors of the great white shark, dating back 15 million years, consumed marine mammals like dolphins and whales ...

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