As paleontologist Stephen Godfrey walked into the Calvert Marine Museum one morning in April, staff members congratulated him ...

Hidden along Florida’s Gulf Coast is one of the most unusual fossil-hunting destinations in the United States. Venice, ...

Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed legislation makes Maryland the first state to name an official shark. The megalodon ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has a new state shark, and it's sure to make some waves. The state legislature this week designated the Megalodon the Old Line State’s “official” state shark. Maryland is ...

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Maryland is poised to be the first state in the country to designate its own state shark — the megalodon. In a last-minute move on the last day of the legislative session Monday, lawmakers gave ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland's state shark. But the clock is ticking. The curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine ...

A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week. Sixteen-year-old Aiden Andrews and his father Brian were on a guided dive ...

MANASOTA KEY, Fla. — A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week. Sixteen-year-old Aiden Andrews and his father Brian were ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — No state in the U.S. has an official shark, but Maryland lawmakers are digging deep into history to hopefully add a prehistoric icon to its list of state symbols. Lawmakers in the ...

Ashley Paul joined the WJZ team in December 2024 as a reporter, and could not be happier to call Charm City home! Ashley has told stories all across the country, including in Maine, Central ...