Much of what we think we know about great white sharks simply isn’t true. They aren’t merciless hunters, they aren’t always loners, and they may be smarter than experts have thought.

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.

Between eight and 14 feet but can reach up to 23 feet Using this method, scientists discovered Greenland sharks have a life expectancy of at least 272 years and could reach 392, give or take about ...

This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. This summer, we’ll look at three shark species with notorious reputations: tiger sharks, great whites and oceanic ...

We just take, take all the time …” Society Grant Your National Geographic Society membership helped fund this project. Glenn Hodges wrote about oceanic whitetip sharks in the August 2016 issue.

A version of this story appears in the July 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... that they live in one of the world’s largest shark sanctuaries. In 2012 the Cook Islands became ...

As we celebrate World Ocean Day, the annual National Geographic SHARKFEST also commences on the network. Starting with Marvel superhero Anthony Mackie in the marquee special SHARK BEACH WITH ...

This story appears in the August 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... saltwater poisoning, shark attack—even homicide, when men began slipping into hallucinatory madness, stabbing ...

Lindblad Expeditions, a National Geographic Society partner ... iguanas on lava rocks or paddle alongside white-tipped reef sharks—it’s your call. Focusing the trip on up-close-and-personal ...