In the decades before “Jaws,” white sharks weren’t considered to be among the ocean’s most fearsome predators.

When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — “Leviathan Rising,” “Silent Fall” — before, at the last minute, choosing “Jaws.” ...

An 11-foot great white shark nicknamed Dold has surfaced offshore of the coast of New Jersey on the first day of summer.

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the movie Jaws, a film that would go on to make countless people think ...

A 13-foot 9-inch shark has been spotted off the coast of North Carolina after swimming nearly 1,900 miles since January.

Fifty years later, my memories of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece are as etched as the sound of Quint singing, “Farewell and ...

As summer approaches, a juvenile great white shark named Dold has today been detected off the Long Island coastline, marking ...

Jaws' scared us stiff. Science is setting the record straight. What 50 years of research reveals about the ocean's most misunderstood apex predator.

Spielberg wanted to direct the film Lucky Lady instead of Jaws. Studio head (and Spielberg’s mentor) Sid Sheinberg “ordered” ...

Amid a feeding frenzy of interest in the 50-year movie milestone, the island is celebrating and educating on all things ...

Steven Spielberg's 1975 film, his second feature, left such a imprint on culture and Hollywood that barely any trip to the ...