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Ahead of Shark Week, learn about these unexpected statues.

These now-extinct creatures, including the Anteosaurus and Nanuqsaurus, are total nightmare fuel.

From a ginormous relative of the garden pillbug to fish with translucent heads, these organisms are adapted to the dark, cold, pressurized environment of the deep sea.

Toxic explosives were no barrier for the fish and invertebrates colonizing a World War II-era munitions dump in the Baltic Sea, according to a new study.

Scientists are finding new ways to listen to fish thanks to technological advancements.

Get to know the bumpy snailfish, a deep-sea creature that won‘t give you nightmares.

You’ll never look at these creatures the same way again.

A fishing group thought they caught a giant goldfish. What they hooked was actually much weirder.

The newly identified Atlantic manta ray is officially a distinct species.

A hammerhead spends a lot of time and energy trying to binge-eat other big sharks. Here's why it pays off.

Anchovies or sardines? We break down how these small fish differ in looks, taste, and popular preparation methods.

Let’s dive into the evolutionary science behind the great white’s namesake feature.

‘Claws’ didn’t draw the same crowds as ‘Jaws’ when it premiered two years later.

The truth about these apex predators is often stranger—and more compelling—than the fiction.

Think the shark in ‘Jaws’ was huge? Find out how big great white sharks really get and how they compare to megalodons and whale sharks.

Americans can’t stop searching for great white sharks.

Want to come face-to-fin with a great white? Book a trip to one of these 12 shark-spotting hotspots.

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In the summer of 1975, movie audiences learned all they ever wanted to know about bloodthirsty sharks from ‘Jaws.’ We asked shark scientists to set the record straight on Hollywood’s prodigious predator.