Active shark species like the mako and great white shark tend to swim closer to the surface because of their need for speed.

This is the story of Walter Maxwell's world-record tiger shark, which he caught not from a boat, or in Australia, but from a ...

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

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

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

To researchers, the animals are hardly predatory villains; most are juveniles figuring out how to hunt. Encounters such as ...

A 20-year-old woman was bitten by a shark, believed to be a juvenile sand tiger, while swimming at Jones Beach State Park in ...

A suspected shark bite incident on a Long Island beach has been confirmed by officials. New York State Parks say the incident happened around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Central Mall beachfront of ...

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she ...

A woman injured this week in waters off Jones Beach State Park was likely bitten by a shark, authorities said, in one of the ...