Whale sharks sure are impressive creatures. The largest fish in the oceans, they are linked to sea creatures from as long ago as 245 million years. Their size is magnificent — the largest one recorded ...

Anyone who saw a "Sharks of the World" poster as a youngster surely felt the mystique of the whale shark, largest shark in the world and biggest fish in the sea, bigger even than the mighty great ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Rio Lady is a whale shark (Rhincodon typus ...

Sharks are often portrayed as scary, but many species are surprisingly gentle and unique. Wildlife videos and documentaries ...

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 ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue ...

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 ...

A scuba diver has shared the amazing sight he witnessed deep in the sea, describing it as something he will remember for "the rest of my days." Ivan, 25, from Serbia, was scuba diving in the Red Sea ...

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 ...

* Whale sharks swimming alongside oil in search of food * Big fish could sink, leaving unknown death toll * Large gathering of whale sharks seen in northern Gulf By Leigh Coleman OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., ...