For many Bay Staters, Fourth of July weekend is synonymous with cookouts, fireworks, and trips to the beach to beat the heat.

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

“It changed all of our lives. I mean, none of us swim the same,” joked veteran actor Jeffrey Kramer in a local newspaper ...

That’s why many experts believe sharks navigate by sensing Earth’s magnetic field, perhaps using the same electromagnetic sensory organs that help them track down prey.

In 2024, there were 47 "unprovoked" shark bites around the globe, and 28 of those happened in the U.S., according to the ...

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Dr Harley Newton, Chief Scientist and Veterinarian for OCEARCH, has spent her career studying sharks, including Contender, ...

"Contender", the world's largest great white shark, is being tracked by scientists at OCEARCH, and the predator can now be followed on their fascinating Global Shark Tracker app ...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WTOC/Gray News) - A person in South Carolina had to be flown to a hospital after being bitten by a suspected shark, according to officials. Officials with the Hilton Head Fire ...

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Iowa’s largest zoo is adding sharks to its Big Reef Aquarium for the first time. Two bamboo sharks, named Snoopy and Pluto, were introduced this week at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Zoo ...

The OCEARCH Shark Tracker has data on the whereabouts of more than 400 sharks. There have been four sharks identified and tagged off the Florida/Georgia coast since the New Year, including three ...