A shocking video shows what prey often see during their last moments after being swallowed by a shark in a "Jaws"-dropping encounter. The footage was captured on Feb. 9 by diver Andrea Ramos ...

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal “ ...

What’s more, he and his coauthors posit that megalodon was slenderer than previously thought, closer in build to a sleek lemon shark than a chunky great white, according to the study published ...

Measuring the Greenland shark’s growth rate is challenging because individuals are rarely recaptured. However, one shark tagged in 1936 had only grown 2.3 inches when it reappeared 16 years later.

Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, ...

This shark gets its name from an unusual behavior it displays when threatened by a predator. When threatened, the swell shark swallows vast amounts of seawater, which causes its belly to swell and ...

according to the Australian Shark Incident Database. Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked ...