Experts have long tried to dispel the notion of sharks as bloodthirsty killers of the seas. In reality, the animal is more curious, and humans are not part of its natural diet. Yet, in extremely rare ...

Shark stories travel faster than sharks. What matters for trip planning is the boring, measurable stuff: where confirmed incidents cluster, which water activities show up most often, and how to reduce ...

The International Shark Attack File recorded 105 total incidents last year—and unprovoked attacks were way up from 2024. Unprovoked global shark attacks rose in 2025, totaling 65 out of 105 incidents.

For decades, experts and the general public believed that shark attacks on humans were a case of mistaken identity. Some researchers suggest that this may not always be the case, and that some shark ...

There was a bit of a lull in the annual conflict between sharks and humans. 2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new ...