The cooling of the planet may have contributed to the extinction of the megalodon in a number of ways. As the adult sharks were dependent on tropical waters, the drop in ocean temperatures likely ...

The fascination with the megalodon—a prehistoric giant shark—continues to capture imaginations around the globe. Although scientists firmly believe this apex predator went extinct millions of years ...

Just in time for summer, the megalodon—the ancient, city bus-sized shark known as the “Megatooth ... according to findings published in the journal Science Advances by a team that included Boston ...

They grew as large as megalodon and had even bigger teeth. They were also warmblooded; that meant they enjoyed an expanded ...

“Maintaining an energy level that would allow for megalodon’s elevated body temperature ... The study, which was led by William Paterson University environmental science professors Michael ...

Scientists have discovered that the long-extinct megalodon, also known as the megatooth shark, had a body temperature 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding seawater. This information might ...