A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week. EMTs ...

Shark encounters are both amazing and terrifying. Getting close to these sharp-toothed animals is a perfect activity for ...

This is not your parents’ Boston Harbor. Once unthinkable when the harbor was nasty and polluted, today’s cleaner waters have actually become a desirable shark habitat as young sharks migrate here ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering fears of the ocean. Now an all-out shark safety blitz is underway at Jones ...

There have been multiple sightings of great white sharks in New England waters this summer, as there typically are. But there are other sharks in the area, including in Boston Harbor. And scientists ...

Scientists say that the water in Boston harbor is getting cleaner, leading to an increase in the number of sand tiger sharks using the area as a nursery habitat. There have been lots of sightings of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sand tiger shark in an aquarium. (Photo by: BlueRed/REDA/Universal Images ...

The victim was in waist-deep water when she was bitten on Long Island, N.Y., officials said Michael M. Santiago/Getty; Getty Officials believe a woman was likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark ...

BEAUFORT, NC -- A scuba diver had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a shark that swam up behind her, gave her a curious look and then swam away. Shelley Collett was exploring the Aeolus wreck off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person walks by the water at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York, on May 21, 2020. - Kathy Willens/AP/File A 20-year-old woman was ...