The first shark-like teeth came 410 million years ago, and the first group that really looked like sharks evolved around 380 ...

In a new study led by University of Delaware researchers Aaron Carlisle and Ed Hale, researchers point to concerns in the ...

PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is celebrating Shark Week with activities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person walks by the water at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York, on May 21, 2020. - Kathy Willens/AP/File A 20-year-old woman was ...

This is not your parents’ Boston Harbor. Once unthinkable when the harbor was nasty and polluted, today’s cleaner waters have actually become a desirable shark habitat as young sharks migrate here ...

Scientists say that the water in Boston harbor is getting cleaner, leading to an increase in the number of sand tiger sharks using the area as a nursery habitat. There have been lots of sightings of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sand tiger shark in an aquarium. (Photo by: BlueRed/REDA/Universal Images ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering fears of the ocean. A woman was bitten in the waters off Jones Beach last week.

They may look mean, but sand tiger sharks are typically not aggressive toward humans. Also sometimes known as the grey nurse shark, these sharks live in coastal areas and hunt for food in reefs, ...

BEAUFORT, NC -- A scuba diver had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a shark that swam up behind her, gave her a curious look and then swam away. Shelley Collett was exploring the Aeolus wreck off ...

A man who suffered a foot injury while swimming at Jones Beach over the July Fourth weekend was confirmed to have been bitten ...

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week. EMTs ...