Yes, the shark population has increased. But the threat is minimal and, in truth, sharks have always been swimming around us, ...

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A 20-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when she was apparently bitten by a sand tiger shark while standing in waist-deep ...

A county in Long Island, N.Y., is ramping up security measures to protect beachgoers from sharks and other risks in the ocean ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering ...

Before shark science got high-tech, WHOI helped blow up the shark in ‘Jaws.’ Fifty years later, WHOI researchers are changing ...

The popular 1975 movie Jaws stirred a fear of the ocean in people who didn’t even live near a beach. It was the blueprint for ...

Jaws” isn’t a monster movie. It’s a people movie, says Laurent Bouzereau, the director of “Jaws @ 50,” a documentary about ...

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" is here. Here are some fun facts about the film.

You’ve been warned, Jaws. Nassau County’s top elected official took a dip at Nickerson beach Monday to prove the waters were safe — as new anti-shark patrols were launched after one of the predators ...

The largest kind of shark is called the whale shark, which has been known to get as large as 60-feet long, the Smithsonian ...