Inspired by the manta ray, the researchers designed a simple water filter that mimics the ray’s feeding features.

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.

Ireland’s population of basking sharks is on the rise this year. This positive news comes amid concerns that the globally threatened species is nearing extinction. Since 2022, the species has ...

Scientists have captured basking sharks in the Inner Hebrides using the UK's first autonomous "SharkCam". Owned by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the underwater robot captures ...

(WABI) A dead shark has drawn some attention in Blue Hill. A roughly 24-foot basking shark is on the shore as boaters and beachgoers went to take a look. Some reported seeing the shark in nearby ...

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 ...

The large and monstrous basking shark can grow to more than 10 metres long, making it the second largest fish in the ocean. It has a huge mouth that can span more than one metre wide. Despite its ...

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 ...

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.