sharks

Daring grandma makes historic 29.6 mile, 17-hour swim in shark-infested waters

Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, became the sixth person ever to make the 30-mile swim through the treacherous stretch of sea from San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge to the tiny...

Fisherman unexpectedly catches 12-foot tiger shark in 25-minute battle on beach: ‘One to remember’

Owen Prior told a local news outlet he's caught hundreds of sharks, including a 14-foot hammerhead.

Why do sharks swim so close to shore? Scientists have finally discovered the answer

Summer's almost here — and so are the sharks.

Man attacked in Bahamas' shark-infested waters talks about traumatic ordeal

A fisherman in Florida is recovering after he fell into shark-infested waters in the Bahamas and was attacked. Marlin Wakeman, 24, was at the Flying Fish Marina in Long Island...

Florida fisherman inches from death after falling into shark-infested water at Bahamas marina

“I may have some nightmares here or there, but I’ll be all right.”

Man, 65, bitten by shark while spearfishing off South Carolina

The victim was bitten about 20 miles off the Charleston coast on Thursday night.

Go fish: Two great white sharks in the Gulf heading back north for summer

Two great white sharks that spent the winter in the Gulf are heading back north.

Great white shark dubbed 'Big Girl' flashes her huge jaws

That's a big girl! Get up-close and personal with a great white shark named "Big Girl" in this thrilling footage from Hawaii native Mike Coots. At 18, Coots survived an...

Beachgoers vulnerable to surprise shark attacks after funding cuts to marine monitoring program

The Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach University may have to shut down programs in June.

Ghoulish ‘ghost shark’ species with haunting eyes, massive head discovered

Scientists with the Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) discovered the elusive Chimaera supapae "ghost shark" 1,640 feet below the Andaman Sea, off the coast of Thailand.

60-year-old orca kills great white shark in incredibly rare moment: video

Shocking footage captures the moment a 60-year-old grandmother orca attacked and killed a great white shark.

Monster shark washes ashore after violently thrashing in ocean, horrific video shows: 'Something sinister'

A four meter long great white shark has tragically died after being spotted violently thrashing in the shallows of a popular Australian beach just meters from surfers.

Biology professor busted for stealing $300K meant for shark research

A biology professor who had been featured on National Geographic was charged with stealing more than $300,000 that had been dedicated to shark and stingray research and spending it on...

Shark beats itself to death against divers' metal cage in bloody caught-on-video frenzy

A great white shark trying to make a meal out of two divers in an underwater cage bashed itself so hard against the bars that it broke its neck and...

Aquarium baffled after stingray mysteriously gets pregnant despite there not being any males in their tanks

Researchers in North Carolina say something's fishy about the pregnancy of a stingray at the Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, according to a report.

Shark fossils found in Kentucky and Alabama lead to discovery of two new species

The discovery was made through the Paleontological Resources Inventory at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky.

Fisherman singlehandedly reels in 1,200-lb, 12-foot 'monster' great white shark

A Florida angler reeled in a 1,200-pound, 12-foot great white shark alone.

Ultra-rare photo of newborn great white shark may help unravel age-old mysteries

Two men shooting drone footage off the central coast of California may have accidentally captured the first-ever sighting of newborn great white shark.

Young woman attacked by shark in Sydney Harbor, may lose her leg: 'You can see her blood'

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson told NCA Newswire that the woman suffered “serious injuries” to her right leg after she was attacked.

Megalodon not quite as mega as scientists and 'The Meg' filmmakers thought, new study reveals

Scientists are taking "The Meg" down a peg.