Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of long-nosed dolphins swam through the warm seawater, breaking the surface with occasional enthusiastic leaps into the stark sunshine, then ...

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Imagine heading out for a swim and knowing that a shark the size of a bus could be lurking somewhere beneath the surface. This is not the plot of a science fiction movie. It is what life might be like ...

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For decades, the giant prehistoric shark known ominously as “The Meg" has been portrayed as a massive apex predator that hunted the only formidable opponent in the oceans at the time: whales. But new ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s something simultaneously glorious and terrifying about ...

Ashley Paul joined the WJZ team in December 2024 as a reporter, and could not be happier to call Charm City home! Ashley has told stories all across the country, including in Maine, Central ...

MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com Mar 18, 2026 Mar 18, 2026 You wouldn’t think staring down the mouth of the largest shark ever could provide a bit of levity for a gathering of people charged with ...