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![A shortfin mako shark swimming.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2h4TUdDpz9Vsbp77SPg8xb-320-80.jpg)
Threatened shark meat is being served as fish and chips in Australia
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Fish and chip shops across Australia are using threatened shark meat in their food.
![9-year-old Molly Sampson holds the 5-inch megalodon tooth she discovered at Calvert Cliffs State Park in Maryland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qq2kyhSeTA2yYe7fonQPdj-320-80.jpg)
Massive megalodon tooth discovered in Chesapeake Bay by 9-year-old fossil hunter
By Harry Baker published
A 9-year-old girl from Maryland, who has collected more than 400 fossilized shark teeth, discovered a 5-inch megalodon gnasher on Christmas Day.
![An array of shark teeth displayed on a tray.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cVTuu2gYkY6FERsusn989B-320-80.jpg)
Massive graveyard of fossilized shark teeth found deep in the Indian Ocean
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Australian researchers discovered 750 shark teeth deep in the Indian Ocean.
![Adult zebra shark swimming amongst fish.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vLf49AUbV3mMxSz7sZZvyU-320-80.jpg)
Female zebra shark opts for 'virgin birth' even when sharing a tank with healthy males
By Joshua A. Krisch published
A female zebra shark conceived her pups through 'virgin birth,' despite sharing a tank with two males.
![The Trapping Zone as seen from inside one of The Nekton Maldives Mission's submarines.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qait3QWLpUPaCp8WLwQL2c-320-80.png)
New 'oasis of life' filled with ravenous sharks is found hiding beneath Maldives ocean
By Ben Turner published
The sharks are following micronekton, which travel from the surface to the depths at dawn.
![A deep-sea angler recently reeled in this mysterious shark with bulging eyes, rough skin and an unnervingly human-like smile.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F9aH39GqbiHZHXVyXnNMqb-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious 'nightmare' shark with unnerving human-like smile dragged up from the deep sea
By Harry Baker published
A deep-sea fisher in Australia recently reeled in a creepy-looking shark with bulging eyes and a human-like smile. Experts are unsure exactly which species it belongs to.
![Great white sharks coexisted alongside megalodon before rising to take the bigger shark's place at the top of the ocean food chain.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J6qJUsV9ZGud4Yrh9gERES-320-80.jpg)
Great white sharks may have driven megalodon to extinction
By Cameron Duke last updated
For millions of years, megalodon was the top predator in marine ecosystems. Then great whites came along and ruined everything.
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