For decades, sharks have been the unintended victims of longline fisheries aimed at tuna and swordfish. Rising accidental ...

When it comes to fending off sharks, it turns out you might not "need a bigger boat," as recommended in Jaws—but just a bottle of cuttlefish ink. This is the revelation of researchers from University ...

Recent shark attacks off the coast of Long Island in New York have some ocean lovers wondering what they can do to avoid potential encounters with the sharp-toothed predators. One option: shark ...

Shark attacks on humans are still very rare — only about 70 per year. They are still less common than lightning strikes (270 cases per year) or drowning deaths (320,000 deaths per year). And sharks ...

A 14-year-old boy from Missouri was standing in knee-deep water when his foot was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, a few miles from where a fellow teenager was also attacked by a ...

The ink of the cuttlefish could transform how sharks are deterred from hunting near swimmers, according to new research. Superior hearing, acute vision, and an extraordinary sense of smell make sharks ...

People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades — the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors and astronauts(!) from the end ...