Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives. For around 455 ...

Picture this: hundreds of men stranded at sea in the wreckage of their ship. As they cling to the refuge, waiting for rescue, one by one, they begin getting picked off by sharks. Curiously, the tale ...

Summer’s almost here — and so are the sharks. For years, shark sightings close to beaches and shallow waters have become more common as many sun soakers have been subject to unfortunate run-ins with ...

Sharks mostly eat other marine animals, often invertebrates, or plankton. Their diet consists of small fish, mollusks, crustaceans and sometimes bigger species like dolphins or sea lions. Most sharks ...

Shark attacks on swimmers are incredibly rare, averaging only around 64 each year. And in the grand recorded history of these events, dusky shark attacks on humans are virtually unheard of. But that ...

Despite what you may think or have seen in movies, humans are not usually on the menu for sharks. This stat might ease your fears. In 2023 there were 69 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks and 10 ...

It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks arrive each summer to warm their pregnant bellies at La Jolla Shores. But much remains unknown about the animals. Andrew Nosal, an associate ...

Blind as a bat. See like a hawk. Eagle-eyed…Eyes like a shark? As humans, we’ve long been fascinated by the capabilities, or lack thereof, of creatures throughout the animal kingdom. While some ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are ...

On a special episode (first released on July 3, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: A recent spate of shark attacks on both coasts have swimmers and surfers concerned. But are these Jaws-esque fears ...