For decades, experts and the general public believed that shark attacks on humans were a case of mistaken identity. Some researchers suggest that this may not always be the case, and that some shark ...

Most of the time, the ocean is a place of play and leisure. People surf, dive, and swim alongside marine animals that don’t care they’re there. But on rare occasions, a shark mistakes a human for prey ...

Can taking Metro prevent shark bites? That's the contention of an ad in stations and trains throughout the region. It's part of a Metro public relations campaign to highlight the effects of climate ...

A South Carolina man was paddleboarding in Flagler Beach when he decided to take a dip in the ocean after watching dolphins ...

Global unprovoked shark bites decreased in 2025, but fatal attacks increased from the previous year. The United States led the world in shark bites, with Florida having the most incidents of any state ...

The new reports is a reminder that shark bites remain extremely rare, but they also raise important questions about co-existence.

More shark bites were logged in the U.S. last year than anywhere else in the world with Florida ranking highest for unprovoked incidents, but Australia suffered the most fatal attacks, according to a ...

When a surfer is bitten by a shark, especially in surfing hotspots in the U.S. and Australia, the story often goes viral. After all, movies like Jaws leaned hard into the idea that big sharks have it ...