Steven Spielberg's Jaws did more than revolutionize cinema. It inspired a whole genre of shark thrillers that still enthrall and frighten audiences even decades on.

Fifty years ago, a great white shark terrorized the residents of Amity Island in "Jaws," Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece about ...

Great white sharks dominate the deep in a big way. These predatory fish can grow quite large, adding to their power to take ...

There have been a number of other reports of shark incidents in recent days – including a nine-year-old girl nearly had her hand bitten off near Boca Grande, Florida.

When Jaws first aired, scientists didn’t know how long sharks took to reproduce, or how many offspring a white shark could ...

Several books and a documentary mark the 50th anniversary of Spielberg’s iconic film, as scientists work to dispel the fear ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, NBC is airing ‘Jaws’ on its 50th anniversary. All these years ...

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

Between the swingin' bed-hopping, its sweaty disco vibe, and the presence of a third-tier star in Priscilla Barnes (future ...

Jaws' reignited existing fears of sharks. But it also inspired new generations of researchers interested in the apex ...

The largest kind of shark is called the whale shark, which has been known to get as large as 60-feet long, the Smithsonian ...

Although its rapacious great white shark appears only briefly on screen, Spielberg masterfully builds suspense through the interplay between what’s seen above the surface and what lurks below. Scenes ...