Shark attacks went up around the world in 2021, according to new research from the Florida Museum of Natural History and the American Elasmobranch Society. However, researchers say this may just be an ...

Just when you thought it was safe to Go-Pro back in the water: French scientists have attributed the spike in shark attacks to selfie-taking influencers encouraging tourists to pet the toothy ...

Changes in shark behavior have led to an increase in shark attacks in Hawai'i with shark tourism on the rise, according to experts. The attacks are affecting the region's shark tourism industry as ...

A growing number of shark bites on humans may not be acts of aggression but reactions of self-defense triggered by human interference, including by social media influencers encouraging direct contact ...

A marine wildlife expert discusses whether people should take caution. Not all animal species are experiencing a detrimental effect due to warming global temperatures. The number of bull sharks -- one ...

Movies like "Jaws" and "The Shallows" have terrified people of sharks and their potential attacks. While they don't happen every day, it's not impossible. In fact, one beach within driving distance of ...

Shark attacks — particularly deadly ones — dropped substantially last year around the world, a new report shows. The latest iteration of the International Shark Attack File, a database run by the ...

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Shark attacks on humans are rare. Despite how movies and the media depict them, sharks are not hunters of people. Your chances of getting attacked by a shark are one in 11.5 million. And the chances ...

Influencers get a lot of stick these days. The latest thing they’re being blamed for: shark attacks. Scientists have noted a recent rise in shark attacks, and according to new research published in ...

Unprovoked attacks by sharks declined sharply in 2024, with 47 incidents logged worldwide, down 22 from the previous year and significantly below a 10-year average of 70, according to new figures ...