The curious minds at What If examine the possibility of a hidden Megalodon still lurking in the Mariana Trench.

Uncover the scientific truth about the Megalodon and determine if it was simply an oversized version of today's sharks.

The megalodon (Otodus megalodon or O.megalodon ... That’s about the weight of a train car. New research published this week in the journal Science Advances suggests that the sizable shark ...

When did the megalodon shark go extinct ... This animal was longer than a school bus and as heavy as a railroad car! Its jaws were up to 10 feet (3 meters) wide, the teeth up to 7 inches (17.8 ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, even inspiring the 2018 blockbuster film The Meg. The species lived ...

A prehistoric food fight may have spelled the end for the megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived. A study of the ocean giant's fossil teeth suggests it had to compete for food with another ...

While movie megalodon is heightened for entertainment, the real thing was still huge. Megalodon was a white or mackerel shark, related to today’s great white shark. Some believe the whale shark ...

Their giant teeth — left behind in coastal sediments like spent bullets — inspired the 1843 name that has since become a household word: megalodon. Despite the megatoothed shark’s fame ...

For nearly 20 million years, the oceans were prowled by a gigantic predator. The iconic shark Otodus megalodon swam seas all over the planet, snacking on the marine mammals of its time and ...

The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever to prowl the oceans and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Otodus megalodon, means "giant ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people’s imagination – and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people’s imagination – and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...