Sharks get a bad rap in most media. On the very rare occasions when a shark attacks a human, even when there are warnings that sharks are in the area, the sharks are at fault and anti-shark campaigns ...

The attack is raising fresh concerns about dangerous encounters.

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 ...

Sharks have terrified humans for generations, fueled by headlines, movies, and the fear of what might be lurking beneath the surface. But despite their reputation, only a tiny number of shark species ...

Earlier, some of Sydney ’s most popular beaches were closed throughout Thursday after a shark attack claimed the life of a ...

A video from 2016 features a great white shark breaching the water in South Africa. It appears out of nowhere; you can barely ...

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 ...

Australia recorded the most fatal shark attacks in the world last year. There were nine fatal unprovoked attacks worldwide in ...

Sam But sharks’ fearsome reputation is not based on facts: most attacks on humans are cases of mistaken identity, where the ...