Scientists have tagged a giant male great white shark off the East Coast. The researchers said "Contender" is the largest ...

A male white shark in the Atlantic Ocean has become the largest ever to be tagged by a research group. The 13.9ft (4.2m) beast which has been named Contender weighs an estimated 1,653 lbs (750kg). It ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Contender, a 1,653-pound great white shark, tracked by OCEARCH, pinged again off the Florida coast on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.

2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new report released Tuesday by the International Shark Attack File. Worldwide ...

Joe Miguez, data manager for the International Shark Attack file, said a multitude of factors likely influenced the decrease in attacks in 2024. Those factors include changes in oceanic currents ...

Contender, a male great white shark measuring nearly 14 feet long, is the largest ever tagged and studied among the Northwest ...

Matt Wells said the encounter was "a really really cool thing to see, although it may not have seemed like that in the moment" A young man is opening up about being chased by a shark while ...

"Meet Contender, the ultimate ocean warrior! This powerful white shark was tagged on January 17, 2025, off the FL/GA coast, about 45 miles offshore," the shark's tracker page reads. "Contender is ...

A teenage girl has died after she was bit by a shark in northeastern Australia on Monday, according to local authorities. Paramedics responded to reports of a "serious shark bite incident" at ...

Two Americans were injured, one seriously, in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas, police said. The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when the incident ...