A massive shark washed up on a Cape Cod beach this week, as researchers try to figure out what led to the shark getting stranded. It has already been a very busy year for basking sharks in Cape Cod ...

New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be ...

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Basking sharks can filter about 2,000 tons of seawater an hour. Note: Before we get started, let's define what pelagic actually means. "Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure", he ...

Yesterday (August 12), a fisherman off the coast of Norway captured what might be one of the most awe-inspiring marine encounters of the year. In the 1 minute and 33 second clip, a massive basking ...

The vulnerable Basking Shark is the world's second-largest fish. They may be big but they are able to breach and jump, breaking the water’s surface at about 20 kilometers an hour. In one recording, a ...

New research spanning 8,345 days is changing how we view an endangered species. Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), which are rarely seen, let alone studied, were previously thought to fast during ...