Most unprovoked shark bites come from great white sharks (pictured) and tiger sharks. Now, Australian shark experts have tested four new bite-resistant materials to see how well they reduce injuries ...

Over the past four decades, shark bites have been on the rise. In 2024, 71 bites were reported worldwide, seven of them fatal. While encounters with sharks are still rare, the increasing numbers have ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Scientists ...

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

Two men survived separate shark attacks in the Bahamas and near Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Both men were treated at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Experts say most shark bites are due to ...

Shark bite kits have been installed at several Illawarra beaches after a spate of shark attacks over summer. The kits are attached to the emergency response beacons at several Wollongong beaches and ...

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal shark bites are ...