Jimmy Kneipp caught a record-breaking 759-pound great white shark off the New Jersey coast in 1988. The catch took place ...

They hesitated at first, but the fishermen jumped into the water after realizing how calm the tiger sharks were, said Chelsea ...

Before shark science got high-tech, WHOI helped blow up the shark in ‘Jaws.’ Fifty years later, WHOI researchers are changing ...

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In line with the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," this month's River Life explores the realities about sharks and whether they ...

Tourists got postcard views in Thailand’s Maya Bay this month, as researchers spotted a jaw-dropping 158 blacktip reef sharks.

One popular beach on the Massachusetts North Shore is taking extra precautions to keep visitors and staff safe after a series of shark sightings in 2024.

Shark scientists on Cape Cod have discovered that sharks behave differently depending on which side of the Cape they swim in.

Fifty years ago, a great white shark terrorized the residents of Amity Island in "Jaws," Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece about three men and their pursuit of the titular terror became one of the most ...

We asked shark scientists to set the record straight on Hollywood’s prodigious predator.

Before “Jaws” premiered in 1975, most shark research was conducted by the U.S. Navy. Much of it involved experimenting and testing repellents to prevent shark attacks on sailors.