A shark expert discusses how to safely enjoy ocean swimming while avoiding encounters, noting tracking technology has increased awareness of sharks in coastal waters.

This research has happened, for the most part, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Cape, Skomal said. It’s involved tools like acoustic, satellite and camera tagging by scientists on boats and pilots ...

Experts have narrowed down the shark species likely responsible for biting a woman at New York’s Jones Beach State Park last week, leading to a temporary beach closure.

Wondering what sharks swim in Hilton Head waters during the summer? Here’s some of the most common species you may encounter.

Last week, a swimmer was stabbed in the leg by an Atlantic needlefish while swimming off the Jersey coast, police said. The ...

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

On a surprise bachelorette cruise and whale watch around the Isle of Shoals, the group spotted two basking sharks.

National Geographic Wild’s gill-ty pleasure, SharkFest, returns for its wildest season yet this July! With over 25 hours of ...

A North Shore whale watch is having a heck of a start to the season. The 7 Seas Whale Watch out of Gloucester is on a heater so far, seeing more and more great white sharks in the northern waters.

A: Though Spielberg shot “Jaws” on Martha’s Vineyard, off Cape Cod, it was the neighboring island, Nantucket, that inspired ...

Sharks themselves, apex predators honed over hundreds of millions of years, are now among the most imperiled inhabitants of ...

Rip currents pose the greatest threat to swimmers, but beachgoers should also be careful about wildlife and sun exposure.