Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time. Scientists have long suspected the fish can travel by sensing the magnetic field, but no one knew how—until now.

Basking sharks are the second-largest fish in the world, behind only Whale Sharks, growing up to 12 metres in length. Just think, that's a shark longer than a double-decker London bus.

This whale shark cruised around Darwin Island with a pod of dolphins escorting it and it swam right through a group of scuba divers who were in awe.

The Whale Shark Tours aim to promote ecotourism by allowing guests to observe these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat, while ensuring minimal disturbance to the marine environment. The ...

Whale rescuers have freed a humpback badly tangled in shark nets off the Gold Coast in what they fear will be the first of many entrapments this migration season.

Whale freed from shark net on Gold Coast A whale has been freed after it was caught in a shark net on the Gold Coast. June 12, 2025 — 10.45am. Save.

She remembers one 2012 incident in which humpbacks swam from miles away to spend seven hours harassing killer whales preying upon a gray whale calf. “They had something to say about what was ...

An entangled humpback whale was seen dragging a dead shark by a rope off the coast of Mexico, video shows. Divers attempted to free the marine mammal.

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, 245–65 million years ago, and are members of the ...

John Moore Jr pictured here rescuing a shark, was convicted of stealing fishing gear (Photo: US Department of Justice) By Mark 'Crowley' Russell. US President Donald Trump has pardoned two divers from ...