A Connecticut man tried to pull a fast one after writing hot checks for gold coins, but the only thing he bought was five ...

Unprovoked attacks by sharks declined sharply in 2024, according to new figures from an international database compiled by ...

The main component of common cuttlefish ink — melanin — strongly sticks to shark smell sensors, possibly explaining why the predators avoid ink.

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

Scientists are still trying to figure out what caused the fish’s death, but this stranded 26-foot female shark may have ...

Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman had jumped off their friend's boat in Bimini Bay together on Friday and were swimming back ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket firefighters’ union announced Friday that it has come to an agreement with the city officials on who should fill the vacancy of the deputy chief. The union ...

The new study represents the first known bacteriological assessment of this scale in sharks and rays ... [+] in Brazil, and its findings highlight the urgent need for more research in this area.

The largest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH scientists has surfaced again off the North Florida coast.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — A man who allegedly drove off after hitting two pedestrians with his car in Pawtucket surrendered to police on Friday. Ailton Vaz, 26, of Pawtucket, is charged with two ...

Researchers are tracking what is believed to be the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the southwest Atlantic, with its last pings off Florida’s east coast. The white shark, named Contender ...

Footage shows a gigantic, adult, 1,653-pound great white shark getting tagged for research last month. The 13-foot, 9-inch predator, Contender, was tagged on Jan. 17 near the Florida-Georgia border, ...