There are many reasons one might avoid getting in the water at the beach, but among the most common is the fear of sharks.

It's summer, which means more shark activity in Florida's oceans and on the TV screen. Here’s what we know about Shark Week ...

Standing up, I felt something bite down on my calf-shin region, just bite down on my leg,” the swimmer reportedly said.

A basking shark, which is a filter feeder, stopped by Block Island's Great Salt Pond, and became a social media star.

It's back! A massive, 13-foot, 1,400-pound great white shark, known for making a self-portrait of sorts, has surfaced again in Florida waters. The shark, nicknamed Breton by the OCEARCH scientists ...

“Sharks, or any predatory animal in the ocean, can confuse that as like a bait fish,” Mr. Stefanou said, referring to small, shiny fish that draw sharks to shore. “The shark didn’t just se ...

While shark attacks are few and far between ... “The thrashing and smashing around stuff may, may, to a slight degree, tend to draw them in, but I wouldn’t be terribly worried about that ...