Marine researchers are investigating the recent death of a basking shark that washed up on Mayo Beach in Wellfleet, in the same general area where another basking shark washed up eight years ago.

A 26-foot basking shark washed up on Mayo Beach in Wellfleet on Feb. 5. The shark showed no obvious signs of trauma, and tissue samples are being analyzed. Experts believe the shark may have ...

One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead on a Cape beach earlier this week, as researchers responded to Wellfleet Harbor and took samples from the massive 6,000-pound basking shark.

E. Perceval Wright's interesting article on the basking shark, Selache maxima (NATURE, vol. xiv. p. 313), which I read with much pleasure, and on which I would beg to offer a few observations ...

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a baby shark born under mysterious conditions, the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium.

The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite the fact that no male sharks appear to have been involved. Shark pup ...

Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day. THE world’s second largest shark species made a welcome return to the waters around Achill Island last week, with up to 60 basking ...

Being mindful of our seafood consumption and avoiding products that may contribute to the decline of this species is also a good way of preventing its extinction. The Basking shark is an enormous, ...