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.

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

It’s not clear whether the massive 23-foot (7-meter) animal, known as a basking shark, ultimately survived the collision. But ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study ...

The large and monstrous basking shark can grow to more than 10 metres long, making it the second largest fish in the ocean. It has a huge mouth that can span more than one metre wide. Despite its ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are “cold-blooded ... in – but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand exception.

Emma Bernard, a curator of fossil fish at the Museum, says, 'Shark-like scales from the Late Ordovician have been found, but no teeth. If these were from sharks it would suggest that the earliest ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.