During the Jaws era, the Carcharodon carcharias was known as the great white shark. Taxonomists had a problem with this ...

Around 2010, white shark numbers around False Bay started dropping off, and the decline got steeper from 2015 on. By 2018, the great whites were gone. Exactly why the sharks vanished remains a ...

The white belly of a great white shark serves a surprisingly useful purpose.

As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great ...

When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — ...

As the largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks are already impressive, armed with up to 300 serrated teeth and weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Now, new research adds more intrigue to the ...

"Jaws" is swimming towards a major milestone: its 50th anniversary. Dive into these secrets about the Steven ...

Megalodon teeth are the largest of all shark species. With teeth that can measure up to the size of a human hand, it is easy to imagine just how enormous these ancient sharks were. However, there is ...

A shark expert whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie explains some of their unique ...

Great white teeth are arranged in rows and attached to the jaws by connective tissue. They are made from a very hard substance called enameloid covering a core of dentine (apatite and collagen).

We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting facts about the fascinating and misunderstood great white shark. 1. You Can’t Keep a Great White Shark in an Aquarium ...