This week SharkFest is taking a look at the wilder side of sharks, including the exclusive peek above at the basking shark. This big-mouthed, plankton-eating shark is the second-largest living ...

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

“In a jaw-dropping moment of marine history, Sea Life Sydney Aquarium has announced the rare arrival of a baby gray nurse ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

Life truly foudn a way inside of an Louisiana aquarium earlier this month when a baby shark was born inside a tank that only is home to only female species. Yoko, the new swell shark pup hatched ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Months after endangered gray nurse shark Mary-Lou was seen participating in mating activities in an Australia aquarium, the ocean predator welcomed a “surprise” pup ...