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Sharks

Shark Girl.

Buffalo, New York

Shark Girl

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A smoothhound shark.

For the First Time, a Shark Attacked a Surfer in English Waters

Just a flesh wound, though.

Erik Shilling June 8, 2017

Visitors at the Kuroshio Sea main tank

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A great white shark lurking.

The CIA’s Aborted Investment in an 'Electronic Shark Repeller'

The agency saw the need for about 30 of them.

JPat Brown May 12, 2017

Why hello there.

Watch a Great White Shark Breach—Just Feet Away

Why, hello there.

Kelsey Kennedy May 2, 2017

A great white in South Africa.

Found: An Increasing Number of Great White Sharks Off Cape Cod

"The population may be large," one expert said.

Sarah Laskow March 13, 2017

A different species of bonnethead shark. Kind of cute, right??

Found: One (Relatively) Cute Shark and One Hideous Ghost Shark

The ghost shark is "chunky in the front."

Sarah Laskow February 3, 2017

Can this simple contraption predict the weather?

Predicting the Weather With Shark Oil

No one is quite sure how Bermuda's unique barometers deliver their forecasts.

Eric Grundhauser January 12, 2017

Blacktip reef shark, the species of shark found on shark reef (photo taken in the Maldives)

Shark Point Reef

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

Rare, Giant Shark Attacks Seal in Oregon River

Jaws: Pacific Northwest Edition.

Eric Grundhauser November 17, 2016

Don't even think about it, shark!

Australia's Newest Beach Safety Tool is a Shark-Spotting Blimp

It's cheaper than a drone.

Cara Giaimo October 10, 2016

Florida Man Fends Ten Sharks Off With Fishing Pole

Cara Giaimo September 8, 2016

Found: A Nursery of Great White Sharks Off Long Island

Experienced babysitters only.

Eric Grundhauser August 26, 2016

Beach-Goers Write 'Beware Shark' Into Massachusetts Beach as Warning

"Beware shark."

Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016

Great White Shark

The Great White Cafe

The world's largest aggregation of great white sharks is at a mysterious spot in the middle of the ocean.

A tiger shark.

How Did a Shark in a Sydney Aquarium End Up With a Human Arm?

It opened its mouth and a murder mystery came out.

Matt Soniak July 21, 2016

The Less-Than-Effective Shark Nets Protecting Australia's Beaches

Can a strip of mesh really keep great whites away?

Ella Morton July 20, 2016

The Miracle of the Shark 'Virgin Birth'

As more cases of sharks reproducing asexually emerge, scientists are reversing a lot of assumptions about parthenogenesis.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 4, 2016