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.

E. Perceval Wright's interesting article on the basking shark, Selache maxima (NATURE, vol. xiv. p. 313), which I read with much pleasure, and on which I would beg to offer a few observations ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.

Paddleboarders spotted a huge ’10 metre’ shark cruising just metres off the British coastline. Carla Smith, 20, spotted the ...

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are ... we need to respect their important role as the top of the food chain to ensure the health of our oceans." Get more science news ...