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.

Shark attack survivor on inspiring journey . In May 2023, Ali Truwit ran her first marathon and graduated from Yale University. Just days later, while celebrating her graduation i ...

For decades, experts and the general public believed that shark attacks on humans were a case of mistaken identity. Some researchers suggest that this may not always be the case, and that some shark ...

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 ...

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

It's "extraordinary", says shark researcher Chris Pepin-Neff: four shark bites within 48 hours, and three of them within a 15km (9-mile) stretch of Australia's east coast. On 18 January, a 12-year-old ...

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 ...