The lifeguard mauled by a tiger shark in Hawaii has spoken in detail for the first time about how he survived the attack. Chance Swanson, 33, an ocean safety officer and surfer from Kauai, was bitten ...

HANALEI, Hawaii (Island News) – Beachgoers are advised not to swim at Hanalei Bay after a shark was spotted on Tuesday morning. Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) officials reported that a 10-foot tiger ...

Tiger sharks are powerful hunters known for their size, strength, and fearless curiosity — but they’re also responsible for a large number of shark-bite incidents worldwide. Often called the “garbage ...

A Mexican marine biologist was seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark while working off Costa Rica's Pacific coast and transferred to a hospital in the country's capital on Monday, ...

Scientists from Australia are touting the results of bite-resistant wetsuit materials to reduce deaths from shark attacks. Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, tested ...

Australian shark experts have revealed that some special wetsuit materials aiming to keep sharks from ripping your arm off or gouging out your guts might actually be helpful. As detailed in a study ...

Populations of the iconic tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, are in a state of global decline, with the species assessed as ‘Near Threatened’ on the IUCN Red List. Despite this, there is a lack of ...

Joel Gayford receives funding from the Northcote Trust. When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large, powerful predator cruising the open ocean. Species such as the great white shark, tiger ...

After researchers tagged her off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, in April, a pregnant tiger shark named Hanna has since traveled thousands of miles, zigzagging through the East Coast before ...

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There have been multiple sightings of great white sharks in New England waters this summer, as there typically are. But there are other sharks in the area, including in Boston Harbor. And scientists ...