In 2018, The Meg—a movie co-starring Jason Statham and a titular Meg(alodon)—simultaneously underwhelmed audiences and grossed approximately $530.2 million globally. The film proved if nothing else ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw the ...

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 ...

Compiled by Marcus Schneck, [email protected]. Dinosaur-hunter Steven Jasinski would welcome at least part of the premise of the new movie, “The Meg,” which opens tomorrow in theaters. The movie ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, even inspiring the 2018 blockbuster film The Meg. The species lived some ...

Apparently, this dead horse still needs beating: The megalodon is definitely extinct. But The Meg, a summer sharkfest blockbuster set to premiere on August 10, might have you believe otherwise. The ...

The megalodon, a giant shark that went extinct some 3.6 million years ago, is famous for its utterly enormous jaws and correspondingly huge teeth. Recent studies have proposed that the megalodon was a ...

Scientists think the fossil teeth of the megalodon, the largest predatory shark that ever roamed the ocean, holds clues into how the shark behaved during prehistoric climate changes. William Paterson ...