For decades, experts and the general public believed that shark attacks on humans were a case of mistaken identity. Some researchers suggest that this may not always be the case, and that some shark ...

The new reports is a reminder that shark bites remain extremely rare, but they also raise important questions about co-existence.

Shark attacks are far rarer than popular culture suggests, with everyday accidents posing far greater risks. Yet the fear surrounding sharks appears to be far older than newspapers or movies.

When a surfer is bitten by a shark, especially in surfing hotspots in the U.S. and Australia, the story often goes viral. After all, movies like Jaws leaned hard into the idea that big sharks have it ...