California’s beaches are legendary—hundreds of miles of sun, surf, and sand that draw millions of people every year. Along ...

George Schelling's painting "Frenzy" portrays the power of a mako shark hitting a bluefin tuna. From the collection of David Gutschmit. The mako prowls its shadowy underworld with an arrogant ...

Shark sightings are climbing in some cooler waters, and researchers say the real story is related to various factors.

The shark research season has been "epic," says Jon Dodd, director of the Atlantic Shark Institute. "We're seeing a ton of sharks this summer." ...

Mako sharks are some of the most elusive sharks in the world. Because mako sharks prefer the open ocean to the shallower areas near the shoreline, less is known about them than about other species.

While the great white shark holds the record for most documented attacks on humans, the totals are still very low.