When I was little, I saw a movie about shark attacks. It made me nervous to go into the water. I talked about that with my friend Nora Hickey. She’s a fish veterinarian at Washington State University.

After multiple dusky sharks killed a swimmer off Israel’s coast this year, scientists investigated what might have triggered the attack in hopes of preventing similar incidents A dusky shark swims in ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus Leucas) are one of the ocean’s most fearsome creatures. Although some animals may prey on bull sharks, such as crocodiles, killer whales, and the occasional great white shark ...

PARIS — The villain in “Jaws” might need a redemption arc. Surprising new research reveals that sharks aren’t the mindless attackers we’ve portrayed them as. Instead, many are simply defending ...