Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is regarded ...

Great white sharks have long ruled the open ocean, but a new and highly organized rival is beginning to reshape that balance of power. Along coastlines where great whites once hunted with little ...

Great white sharks are among the ocean’s most formidable predators, yet researchers have documented that they will abandon prime hunting grounds almost the instant killer whales appear. Studies off ...