Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

One of only three filter-feeding shark species, basking sharks eat tiny organisms called zooplankton. Swimming with their three-foot-wide mouths agape allows them to take in water and filter out ...

Even though it's the heart of winter, sharks are still in our frigid waters. One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead ...

The basking shark is a relatively gentle species, known for skimming the ocean’s surface for tiny planktonic crustaceans with ...

Despite its ferocious appearance, the basking shark is a type of filter-feeding shark and mainly feeds on plankton. It swims with its mouth open and catches whatever goes through it. When water ...

One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead on a Cape beach earlier this week, as researchers responded to Wellfleet Harbor and took samples from the massive 6,000-pound basking shark.

One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead on a Cape beach earlier this week, as researchers responded to Wellfleet Harbor and took samples from the massive 6,000-pound basking shark.