Our collective fear of sharks is so great there's a word for it: galeophobia. A combination of the Greek words for shark, "galeos," and fear, "phobos," the condition can induce feelings of anxiety, ...

Understanding basking shark behavior over a full year reveals how they adapt to environmental shifts and why that matters for ocean conservation. Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are the second ...

Catching one of the Pacific Northwest’s top predators takes time, a little luck and big chunks of meat. Oregon State University shark researcher Jess Schulte grabs a fishing hook about as big as her ...

What does the shark say? Oceanic researchers proved that “Jaws” isn’t the silent killer it’s depicted as after recording shark noises for the first time, as detailed in a study in the Royal Society ...

Sharks themselves, apex predators honed over hundreds of millions of years, are now among the most imperiled inhabitants of the world’s oceans. Vilified in pop culture, sliced up for their fins, and ...

Louisiana's Gulf Coast can be found at the bottom of the state, where it borders the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico, which under an executive order signed by Donald Trump was changed to Gulf of ...

Have you ever wondered what sound a shark makes? Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand believe they may have the first recording of a shark actively making noise. In a study ...

Dold, a 761-pound, 11 foot, 2 inch male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH off the Florida/Georgia coast on Feb. 28, 2025. You're 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than be bitten by ...

On a sunny summer day on a sandy Cape Cod beach barely nibbled by the lollygagging wavelets of August, the mere word can trigger panic among beachgoers. And it's not just beachgoers: 51 percent of ...