As summer approaches, reports of shark attacks are on the rise. The most recent? A 25-year-old woman who was in serious condition Friday after an apparent attack off the island of Oahu. That same day, ...

The International Shark Attack File recorded 105 total incidents last year—and unprovoked attacks were way up from 2024. Unprovoked global shark attacks rose in 2025, totaling 65 out of 105 incidents.

A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in 2025 after a dip the previous year, according to the latest ...

When a surfer is bitten by a shark, especially in surfing hotspots in the U.S. and Australia, the story often goes viral. After all, movies like Jaws leaned hard into the idea that big sharks have it ...

There was a bit of a lull in the annual conflict between sharks and humans. 2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new ...

Sharks get a bad rap in most media. On the very rare occasions when a shark attacks a human, even when there are warnings that sharks are in the area, the sharks are at fault and anti-shark campaigns ...

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The series of attacks have prompted beach closures ...