Sharks

Waiting for 'Fauda' season 5? The best Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ shows to watch now

Stream personable ‘Parenthood,’ a moving ‘Monster,’ and gripping summer shark documentaries.

‘PARENTHOOD’ TELLS the story of a loving but complicated three-generation family in Berkeley, California.
A lifeguard and a NSW Police boat patrol Coogee Beach following a shark attack in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026.

Sydney reopens Coogee Beach under heavy patrols after woman critically injured in shark attack

Pacific giant octopus.

Colossal octopus may have dominated Cretaceous oceans, researchers say

One more cup of coffee?

Researchers find traces of caffeine, cocaine in sharks in The Bahamas


Canadian tourist loses both hands in Turks and Caicos shark attack

Canadian tourist Nathalie Ross, 55, is recovering in Canada after a shark attack in the Turks and Caicos Islands that resulted in the loss of both her hands and a chunk of her thigh.

 Canadian tourist loses both hands in Turks and Caicos shark attack. Illustration.

Surfers at risk: 60% of shark bites in 2024 targeted wave riders

Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, noted that the lower numbers of shark encounters in 2024 could simply represent a statistical fluctuation.

 Surfers at risk: 60% of shark bites in 2024 targeted wave riders.

Orcas are targeting shark livers, according to DNA research

'We don't know how frequently these events occur in Australian waters and therefore how significant these findings are,' said Associate Professor Adam Miller.

 White shark carcass washed up in Portland, Victoria in October 2023.

Shreveport Aquarium's surprise: Yoko the shark born in all-female tank

Yoko is believed to be the result of parthenogenesis, a rare type of asexual reproduction where offspring develop from unfertilized eggs.

 Shreveport Aquarium's surprise: Yoko the shark born in all-female tank.

Nearly complete fossil of 9-million-year-old great white shark relative found in Peru

The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.

 Detail of the head of a plastic prehistoric shark statue. Illustration.

Over half of Mediterranean shark species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing

Researchers are calling for increased monitoring to protect threatened species, alongside more public education and incentives for fishers to use equipment that is less threatening to shark species.

 The near-threatened nursehound shark (Scyliorhinus stellaris) off the coast of Malta.

Ten species facing extinction require monitoring in 2025, according to conservation group

Ten new species, including nine animals and one plant, have been listed as "staring extinction in the face," according to the UK-based international conservation group.

 Leptodactylus fallax, a species of frog found in Dominica, also known as the Giant Ditch Frog, or the mountain chicken

Unique images shows orcas hunting, killing 18-meter-long giant whale shark using vicious technique

Researchers document coordinated attacks targeting sharks' pelvic area to access nutrient-rich organs.

 Killer whales underwater.

“Invisibility cloak” for surfers: researchers find new solutions to keep sharks away

Dr. Laura Ryan of Macquarie University explains that lights on the underside of surfboards distort the silhouette, making it less appetizing to sharks.

 "Great White Shark" by Elias Levy is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

School of sharks spotted near Ashkelon power plant

The plant, operated by the IEC, uses seawater to cool its production units. It then releases the slightly warmer water back into the sea, which can attract fish and sharks.

Dusky Shark swiming in the sea