For starters are they whales, or sharks? These gentle giants are both beautiful and fascinating and we bet you didn't know ...

“The heaviest great hammerhead shark ever recorded weighed a whopping 1280 pounds.” The longest great hammerhead shark ...

Between eight and 14 feet but can reach up to 23 feet Using this method, scientists discovered Greenland sharks have a life expectancy of at least 272 years and could reach 392, give or take about ...

Where are they? Ocearch trackers show great white sharks on their way to Florida, Gulf of Mexico in search of warmer waters, ...

Cerrie Burnell, author of 'The Girl with the Shark's teeth', divulges her favourite shark facts. Watch the video and then vote for your favourite below!

A new light system developed by Australian scientists to mimic ocean camouflage may deter Great White Shark attacks, a new ...

John Long is a palaeontologist who has studied in depth the 450-million-year history of sharks. When Professor Long joined ABC Conversations he schooled Richard Fidler on some impressive facts ...

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

A specialist in capturing reef fish in coral caves and crevices. By day these placid sharks are often found in numbers lying motionless on the reef and are common sites to divers. Harassed by ...

Scientists have spotted a deep-sea “ghost” white shark with a rare genetic disorder, shedding light on how such abnormalities affect endangered marine species living near the sea floor. At such a ...