Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. © Dmitry Bogdanov / CC BY 3.0 A richly biodiverse ocean during the Late Cretaceous period ...

Long before Jaws, long before Megalodon, and even long before Tyrannosaurus rex prowled the land, a colossal shark patrolled the ancient seas of what is now northern Australia. New research reveals ...

A newly discovered prehistoric shark, Bavariscyllium, is rewriting our understanding of shark evolution. This fascinating creature, which roamed the seas about 150 million years ago during the ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

Most shark fossils are just teeth—their cartilage skeletons usually decay long before they can fossilize. But in northwestern Arkansas, a series of geological sites known as the Fayetteville Shale has ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors. Long before forests reshaped Earth’s ...

As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is simple: I’m astounded by the fact that I can walk along the beach in ...