Much of what we think about Megalodon comes from its giant teeth. However, scientists might have made an incorrect assumption about the species many years ago.

The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spending big to oppose climate and worker-safety legislation. According to analyses by a ...

Megalodon was already believed to reach roughly 50 to 65 feet in length, making it the largest shark ever known. But research involving a long-lost fossil has pushed estimates even further, suggesting ...

A 2026 global analysis published in Ecography examined increased vegetative greening across major ecosystems and found that one of the strongest statistical links was nitrogen deposition, greater even ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In terms of the sheer scope of heat and extreme weather, 2026 has been a year of ...

An 11-year-old boy and his father made the find of a lifetime during a Jersey Shore vacation when their search for shells led them to a fossilized tooth from one of the largest sharks to ever live. Bo ...

While finding a megalodon tooth on a U.S. coastline isn't exceptionally rare, the prehistoric shark fossil that washed ashore in Sea Isle City is a "human mystery," according to Edelman Fossil Park ...

A family from Elizabeth made the find of a lifetime at the beach this week, discovering a tooth that once belonged to an animal that lived millions of years ago. Mike Bowers found a 4-inch megalodon ...

A family's search for seashells on the Jersey Shore took an unexpected turn when a father and son uncovered the tooth of an ancient shark — and it dates back millions of years. Mike Bowers and his son ...

The Trump administration is ratcheting up its fight to get more crude flowing through California and reverse the state’s ...

This family’s souvenir blows the tchotchkes kids bring home from summer vacation out of the water. A family from Pennsylvania went to the Jersey Shore and came home with a prehistoric artifact - a ...

If you saw last year’s viral hatching T-rex toy and thought the obvious move was to make it wetter and creepier, you might have a promising career in toy design. Spin Master, the company behind the ...