One U.S. state accounted for 17% of all unprovoked bites globally last year

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000

Experts are warning of increased shark bite incidents in Australia, and human activity may be shaping shark behavior. According to The Conversation, shared by Phys.org, residents of New South Wales, Australia, were put on high alert after four shark ...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Brad Smith, 29, was surfing off Gracetown, Western Australia when he was ambushed by two great white sharks in front of horrified friends

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 show up all over the place. Yes, sharks do attack humans ...

U.S. Records Most Shark Bites in 2025 Florida Tops National List With 11 Unprovoked Shark Attacks in 2025 as Global Death Toll Climbs: Global shark bite incidents increased in 202

Shark attacks worldwide increased in 2025 with 65 unprovoked bites recorded globally, while fatalities doubled above the decade average according to researchers.

However, these 12-foot-long, solitary sharks appear to form important social bonds. A study published today in the journal Animal Behaviour finds that they create these relationships with only a few specific “friends.” Instead of mixing at random, they appear to actively choose who they spend time with and have preferences.