Midwinter marks the annual return of humpback whales to Hawaiʻi, swimming down from Alaska to breed in the warmer waters. Tiger sharks start showing up in greater numbers soon thereafter from across ...
Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the ...
For years, Hawaiʻi surfers and lifeguards have talked about “Sharktober,” a stretch of fall weeks when encounters with sharks ...
New researcher explains "Sharktober," revealing that October shark bite spikes are driven by tiger shark biology, not beach ...
Researchers have documented Gulf torpedo rays (Torpedo sinuspersici) using electric shocks to deter large sharks. Photograph by Andy Murch, Nature Picture Library With powerful jaws and high levels of ...
There have been numerous sightings of great white sharks off the coast of New England this summer. But there are other species of sharks swimming in the waters, including in Boston Harbor. And as ...
There have been multiple sightings of great white sharks in New England waters this summer, as there typically are. But there are other sharks in the area, including in Boston Harbor. And scientists ...
Beachgoers in Australia are on high alert following four shark incidents in New South Wales in 48 hours.