Experts have long tried to dispel the notion of sharks as bloodthirsty killers of the seas. In reality, the animal is more curious, and humans are not part of its natural diet. Yet, in extremely rare ...

One U.S. state accounted for 17% of all unprovoked bites globally last year ...

Fatal shark attacks more than doubled in 2025, reveals a new report. There was also a 38.3% increase in the number of people bitten by the apex ocean predators, compared to 2024. The International ...

Florida recorded the highest number of shark encounters in the U.S. as global shark attack deaths increased in 2025.

More shark bites were reported in the U.S. last year than anywhere else in the world, but white sharks were some of the biggest killers in one country.

A snorkeler swims in the Pacific Ocean near La Jolla Shores in San Diego as leopard sharks swim below him on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File was just updated for another year, finding that unprovoked shark bites were below average in 2025 for ...

The International Shark Attack Files recorded a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, nine of which proved fatal. Five of the fatalities were in waters off Australia. The annual report ...

Great white shark charges in South Africa. (Chris Perkins via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Fatal shark attacks more than doubled in 2025, reveals a new report. There was also a 38.3% increase in the number ...