While Australia is often associated with dangerous wildlife, the latest figures point elsewhere.

Despite the myths spread by movies such as Jaws, shark attacks are relatively rare. Most sharks would prefer to get on with ...

Over the 48-hour period, an 11-year-old's surfboard was bitten by a shark after an encounter, and a 12-year-old boy was ...

Shark attacks in 2025 were back to a normal level after a down year in 2024. California continues to overindex in unprovoked ...

Great Whites, Bull Sharks, and Tiger Sharks are all large, active predators, as well as scavengers, and live where they can find food such as pinnipeds like seals and sea lions, turtles, birds, or ...

According to the ISAF 2025 shark attack report, global unprovoked shark bites returned to near-average levels in 2025, following a sharp reduction the year prior. A total of 65 unprovoked shark bites ...

According to a study published Wednesday, the Florida Museum says that Florida saw 11 unprovoked shark attacks — none of them ...

A Hialeah man who said he was bitten by a shark in Biscayne Bay is speaking exclusively with CBS News Miami and lending his advice to swimmers across South Florida. Yosvany Echevarria, 46, said he was ...

If a shark does attack, the best way to respond is to fight back, Lowe said. A blow to the shark’s nose or a jab in its eyes could either persuade the predator to back off or surprise it enough to ...

Scientists from Australia are touting the results of bite-resistant wetsuit materials to reduce deaths from shark attacks. Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, tested ...