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!

Whether they're terrified or in awe, people are fascinated with sharks. The marine predators, both dangerous and beautiful, are essential to marine environments, according to the National Oceanic and ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Sharks have always fascinated me. I find them to be one of the most intriguing animals in the animal kingdom. When I'm not in the ocean, that is. When I am swimming along in the great blue sea, I hope ...

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 ...

This collection of documentaries about one of the ocean’s oldest animals (shark fossils date back over 400 million years) is a great place to learn more about pre-historic and present-day sharks. With ...

A 12-foot, 1,009-pound great white shark has surfaced off the Southwest Florida coast 22 times since Nov. 18, 2025.

A wildlife photographer has filmed sharks in Australia creating beautiful patterns in the sea as they swam through bait balls ...