While more traditional defense methods like camouflage, venom and spines appear ineffective against large sharks and mammals, ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

Electric rays use shocking defense strategy, according to new research.

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

The man was surfing at a beach that had previously been named 'The Shark Bite Capital of the World' and had been keeping ...

A teenager swimming at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales, Australia, was saved after a man punched a shark in the face after ...

Hosted by marine biologist Tom Hird, the competition series follows four teams of experts as they attempt to capture every ...

To researchers, the animals are hardly predatory villains; most are juveniles figuring out how to hunt. Encounters such as ...

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she ...

The woman had minor cuts to her left foot and leg after being bitten on Wednesday. She was transported to a hospital for ...

A 20-year-old woman was bitten while wading in the surf at Jones Beach State Park, in what experts say was likely a juvenile ...

Experts say a juvenile sand tiger shark likely bit a 20-year-old woman white she was wading in the surf at Jones Beach State Park on Wednesday afternoon, New York State authorities said.