There are a ton of interesting facts about marine life out there, but you’ll find some of the most fascinating tidbits in shark facts. Sharks, admittedly, have a tough rep. They’re often the aquatic ...

“The Jaws Effect” is what scientists call people’s irrational fear of sharks based on Steven Spielberg’s 1975 hit summer movie, “Jaws.” The great white shark in the movie was so terrifying that it ...

Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for ...

To kick it off, here are 17 fun facts about sharks: 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's the only shark with jaws that extend forward — at the speed of 10 feet per second!

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

1. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws was the movie that put director Steven Spielberg on the map. 2. JAWS was the first horror movie to become the highest-grossing film of all ...

Trees first appeared on Earth during the Devonian period, around 385 million years ago, and dinosaurs about 100 million years later, between 250 to 200 million years ago. But you might be surprised to ...

You probably grew up with Shark Week and Jaws, so you think you know the score: don't swim at dawn, avoid chum, and if you see a dorsal fin, get out. But the reality of what’s happening in the deep is ...

A large great white shark by the name of Breton visited Juno Beach just after midnight on Monday, July 15. Nicknamed by the OCEARCH scientists who tagged him in 2020, the shark pinged their trackers ...

Sharks are vital to many marine ecosystems despite being often viewed as dangerous predators. Florida leads in shark-bites, but shark-related fatalities are statistically rare. Over 300 shark species ...

With a total of 57 unprovoked attacks in 2020, can great white sharks also protect us? Jump in to see how a great white shark rescued a diver from other sharks.