Ever since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago—June 20, 1975, to be exact—we’ve been afraid to go into the ...

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

White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.

Today is the first day of summer. Today, not so coincidentally, was the day that "Jaws" was released into theaters 50 years ago, on June 20, 1975.

Two shark attacks have been reported at a popular U.S. beach over the past week. Summer is officially here. Temperatures on the East Coast have approached the high 90s and low 100s in many U.S. cities ...

In Emily Habeck’s beguiling first novel, Lewis and Wren have been married for only a few weeks when Lewis is diagnosed with a Carcharodon carcharias mutation.

Believe it or not, a shark may have taken a serious bite out of a swimmer at a popular Long Island beach this week. According ...

The body of the massive shark, known as the Carcharodon carcharias, was discovered in October 2023 in southeastern Australia, baffling scientists.

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a formidable apex predator. Though encounters between great white sharks and humans are rare, the species gained a reputation as a killer from its ...

When Jaws first aired, scientists didn’t know how long sharks took to reproduce, or how many offspring a white shark could ...

Today is the first day of summer. Today, not so coincidentally, was the day that "Jaws" was released into theaters 50 years ago, on June 20, 1975.