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 ...

A basking shark has been spotted in a UK marina. The second largest fish in the world was photographed at Torquay, in Devon. RNLI volunteers that saw the shark on Wednesday, estimated it was ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...

A collision between a boat and a basking shark has been recorded for the first time, meaning either that researchers were lucky to capture the footage or that the incidents are more common than ...

Scottish sightings of basking sharks have fallen to their lowest level in 20 years, say conservationists. The sharks - the world's second largest species of fish after whale sharks - gather off ...