Learn more about piranhas, why they have such a powerful bite, and why there are so many misconceptions around them.

A close up picture of two piranha fish with their sharp triangular teeth exposed. A school of piranhas attacked holiday makers playing in a stream in a Brazilian resort on May 1, leaving at least ...

A lethal hunter lurks in the shadows of the river, quiet and unseen. While its name is a staple of terrifying folklore, the ...

"How dare you," the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wrote in a tweet addressed to the fish's former owner Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

This is one fish that definitely belonged in Jurassic mark – bite mark, that is. A 150-million-year old Piranha-like fish has been discovered, capable of ripping the flesh off the bones of its prey, ...

The piranha teeth are more remarkable than previously thought. Researchers found they lose and regrow all the teeth on one side of their mouth simultaneously and multiple times throughout their lives.

CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (CBS)-- A retiree from Chicago thought he had the fish story of a lifetime in hand: a deadly Piranha in the waters of Cedar Lake, Ind. But like most fish stories, this one didn't turn ...

A new piranha-like fish from Jurassic seas with sharp, pointed teeth that probably fed on the fins of other fishes is seen in this artist's reconstruction of a fossil which was discovered in southern ...

So, piranhas are never toothless even though they are constantly replacing dull teeth with brand new sharp ones." The team of researchers joined their expertise in evolutionary history, biomechanical ...

Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET. She covered film and TV news and reviews. The movie that inspired her to want a career in film is Lost in Translation. She won Best New Journalist in 2019 ...

An ancient flesh-eating fish that was remarkably similar to modern day piranhas has been discovered. Piranhamesodon pinnatomus lived around 150 million years ago—alongside the dinosaurs—and it ...