Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

In the decades before “Jaws,” white sharks weren’t considered to be among the ocean’s most fearsome predators.

As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.

Sandbar shark. Image via Depositphotos Also known as the brown shark, the sandbar shark is a common species along the eastern seaboard of the United States. With a robust body growing to 7-8 feet in ...

Blue sharks are highly migratory and, each year, they make huge trans-Atlantic migrations, visiting the British Isles during the summer. They will often travel distances of more than 5,000 miles in a ...

Despite their large size, common thresher sharks have been observed to be shy and nonaggressive toward humans. They are on the IUCN’s list of “Vulnerable” due to overfishing. When thresher ...

Despite their large size, common thresher sharks have been observed to be shy and nonaggressive toward humans. They are on the IUCN’s list of “Vulnerable” due to overfishing.

Thresher sharks are instantly recognizable by their extraordinarily long upper tail lobes, which can equal half their total body length. Three species inhabit U.S. waters: the common thresher (Alopias ...

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark.

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark.