Despite their enormous size, whale sharks are completely harmless to humans. These peaceful filter feeders glide through the water, feeding only on plankton, krill, and other tiny organisms. Divers ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If seeing mantas and whale sharks at Hanifaru Bay is on your bucket list, choose a resort in Baa Atoll, such as Anantara Kihavah and Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa ...

We’re just 10 minutes out to sea when a large shadow the size of a bus passes under the boat. “There!” our captain says, pulling the boat around. We slow and gaze below in awe as a 28’ whale shark ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found ...

In a breakthrough discovery in the history of marine research, a whale shark with the length of 60 feet was spotted in the ...

Since he was a kid John Pendergrast has had a fascination with the ocean and its apex inhabitants. “I was a big Jacques Cousteau fan growing up,” said Pendergrast, who spends most of his free time ...

Sharks often seem scary because of movies and the news, but most of them are not dangerous. Many sharks live quietly in the ...

It was the release of the much-anticipated 12th issue of the Punks at the Beach zine series, titled “Wet.” When Ash and some other zinesters less familiar with the series asked what it was about, I ...

Previously, fishers in the area had reported this behavior of the sexually mature males swimming towards females at different aggregation sites. Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef ...

Several sea creatures, including three white sharks, were spotted in Massachusetts waters during a whale watching expedition Tuesday. The New England Aquarium whale watch boat, called the Asteria, was ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several sharks were spotted feasting on a sperm whale’s carcass days after it was hauled off the coast of Venice. Sea Tow, the company that hauled the whale back to the ocean, ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...