They're the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. But some things about them remain a ...

When you think of giant sharks, the great white from the blockbuster Jaws is probably what springs to mind. But at a little over six metres long, this fictional man-eating monster is small fry when ...

Whale sharks have an unusual reproductive method called ovoviviparity, where fertilized eggs are kept inside the mother’s body until they are ready to hatch. This process results in the birth of ...

This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great white to the gentle giant the whale shark. Shark skeletons don’t include ... Over time, this makes these body parts harder and stronger. While ...

“The whale shark has the smallest brain compared to body mass. The brain is the size of an egg,” said Francesca Pancaldi, first author of the study and a researcher at Centro ...

A 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday. Nonprofit workers say the young adult female showed no ...

After a surge of spring storms, Mr. Jacobs descended into freezing blackness for the third time in late February. Gripping ...

Officials said the whale, identified as a juvenile sperm whale, had "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey." ...

A sperm whale beached in Beaufort County, SC over the weekend was euthanized by officials overnight Sunday. Crews worked May ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn’t be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived.

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived.