Shark bites leg off American tourist in Turks and Caicos: report

An American tourist has lost her leg after being bitten by a shark while vacationing in Turks and Caicos, police say.

Man survives shark attack off Hawaii’s Big Island, officials say

A Utah man was bitten by a shark while swimming about 200 yards offshore of Hawaii’s Anaehoomalu Bay, authorities said.

Hawaii authorities call off search for missing woman in Maui waters

The search in Maui has been called off for a 60-year-old missing woman from Washington after she was snorkeling with her husband.

California swimmer survives shark attack off Pacific coast

A 50-year-old woman is being treated for puncture and laceration wounds after a shark bit her leg at a Southern California beach.

Sonar image appears to show '50-foot megalodon' shark near boat. This is what it really was

An incredible sonar image of what researchers thought was a 50-foot megalodon shark led them to believe the prehistoric beast of the seas had returned – until they realized what it really was. 

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

An outdoorsy eight-year-old found a fossilized shark tooth from a long-extinct species while he was on a family vacation in South Carolina earlier this month of August 2022.

Great white shark encounters are increasing due to climate change

Scientists say that rising water temperatures due to climate change are allowing juvenile sharks to expand their territory.

Giant sharks once roamed the earth with a mega-appetite, research shows

Based on their digital creation, researchers calculated that the megalodon would have weighed around 70 tons, or as much as 10 elephants.

2 shark attacks in a week off Long Island amplifies safety concerns

Beaches on Long Island, in New York, are on heightened alert after officials say a shark bit a lifeguard who was playing a shark bite victim in a training drill.

Shark attacks swimmer off California coast

A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the central California coast on Wednesday, police said.