Sharks

National

Which Biden-era case is the FBI NOT reexamining? Find out in the quiz

5:00am May 30, 2025

This week, vaccines took a hit from the Trump administration, some reality TV stars got pardoned, and there was a media frenzy around a certain French interaction. Were you paying attention?

National

The price of what hit record highs this week? Find out in the quiz

5:00am April 04, 2025

This week inspired questions of self-reflection, like "could I talk for 25 hours straight?" and "do I feel liberated?" and "can you tell me again why the Wisconsin Supreme Court is important?"

This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

12:19pm January 28, 2025

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

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Pricey great white shark tours take off in Cape Cod

3:00am August 03, 2024

Great white shark tours have become popular around Cape Cod as more of the largest predator fish are showing up.

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People surf off of Launiupoko Beach Park near Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.

World News

A 39-year-old surfer has died in Hawaii after being injured in a 'shark encounter'

9:00pm January 01, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Maui police identified the victim as Jason Carter of Haiku, who succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after being rescued by lifeguards.

An epaulette shark pup that hatched from an apparent parthenogenesis is now on display at Brookfield Zoo, in a Chicago suburb.

No Daddy Shark in sight: Zoo greets a cute shark pup after apparent parthenogenesis

3:29pm November 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

What if the song "Baby Shark" stopped after just two stanzas? There's no Daddy Shark in sight at a Chicago-area zoo where an epaulette shark pup hatched this summer.

Scalloped hammerhead sharks can dive to depths of more than 2,600 ft (800 m) to hunt for squid and other food.

Science

Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows

4:29pm May 11, 2023

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

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A man enters the water next to a sign warning on the danger of shark attacks at the L'Etang-Salé beach, on the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion in 2019.

Shark bites surged in 2021, rebounding from a drop earlier in the pandemic

1:45pm January 25, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Still, the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File says the high number of shark bites and deaths last year was on par with long-term averages.

A sign at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., warns of sharks in 2019. Beachgoers on the other side of the world will be happy to learn they will not be attacked by sharks ... just bitten.

2 Australian States Say Their Sharks Will No Longer 'Attack.' They Will Only 'Bite'

1:22pm July 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Shark Week may never be the same: Two Australian states-- Queensland and New South Wales — have softened their tone when it comes to the language of reporting shark attacks.

Scientists John O'Sullivan of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Chris Lowe of California State University release a tagged juvenile white shark off Southern California, part of an effort to track their movement.

One Of Biden's Biggest Climate Change Challenges? The Oceans

6:35am March 18, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Climate change is hitting the oceans hard, both warming and acidifying the water. Ocean scientists are hoping the Biden Administration dives in quickly to address it.