Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are "cold-blooded," meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in—but researchers have just discovered the mighty ...

When you think of sharks swimming in Cape Cod, you probably think first of the famous great white. However, Cape Cod waters are home to many shark species, most of which migrate there during spring, ...

Scientists with Oregon State University tracking sharks in the Atlantic Ocean say they have the first-ever video of a shark being hit by a boat. Back in April, researchers with OSU’s Hatfield Marine ...

A basking shark feeds off the coast of Scotland. (Getty) About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish in the ocean and is found in temperate and tropical waters ...

QUINCY - It was a close encounter with a massive basking shark off the coast of Massachusetts that Adriano Rodrigues won't soon forget. First seeing the dorsal fin, then wanting to do more than get ...

Sometimes during whale-watching expeditions, another type of creature grabs the spotlight merely by showing up. The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod ...

Basking sharks spend their winters around the warm waters of the Azores and then return to Ireland upon the arrival of spring ...

In lieu of shark week I thought it would be prudent to give everyone some useful information. So, about a week ago I heard from several people that a basking shark was sighted off Hampton Beach. In ...

Researchers have discovered where basking sharks -- the world's second largest fish -- hide out for half of every year. The discovery revises scientists' understanding of the iconic species and ...

Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are 'cold-blooded', meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in -- but researchers have just discovered the ...