Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Even though it’s the heart of winter, sharks are still in frigid waters of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. One of those sharks ...

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 ...

The large and monstrous basking shark can grow to more than 10 metres long, making it the second largest fish in the ocean. It has a huge mouth that can span more than one metre wide. Despite its ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube Like the intrepid fishermen in “Jaws,” these anglers in Whitianga, New Zealand ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

The only known adequate biological producer of squalene in the northern hemisphere is the basking shark, and since the adults are large, some being well over 30 ft. long, the difficulty of ...

MORE Footage captured by local fisherman Michael O’Malley of the visiting basking sharks can be seen on the Achill Tourism ...

Citizen scientists have the chance to join world-renowned microplastic experts on an expedition off the Atlantic coast.  ...

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