As slow-moving creatures that travel at less than 1 mph, the shark’s sluggish pace helps it conserve energy, which may be key ...

The mighty megalodon is the most famous extinct shark on earth – with giant jaws and a tremendous size that inspire myths and ...

New science has flipped the script on what the megalodon really ate to fulfill its massive diet of 100,000 calories per day.

A megaladon exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science National. National Megalodon Day is on June 15 and celebrates the prehistoric relative to the shark.

The massive Megalodon had a staggering 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand—which it didn't always fill as expected.

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived -- Otodus megalodon -- fed on marine creatures at various levels of the food pyramid and not just the top. Scientists analyzed ...

A recent diving trip off the coast of Florida resulted in an ancient discovery. Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice.

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

Megalodon have always been compared to the modern great white shark. Scientists have found a reason why it shouldn't be.