They hesitated at first, but the fishermen jumped into the water after realizing how calm the tiger sharks were, said Chelsea Black. Black, a postdoctoral researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill, spent two ...

"It was so much bigger than what you would expect," Kori Garza said. Earth's oceans are full of big surprises -- something Kori Garza knows better than most. The marine biologist has been on thousands ...

A fisherman recently caught a tiger shark near the Cape shoreline, as the warm-water sharks make their way north. Researchers in recent years have predicted that tiger sharks would be popping up near ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering fears of the ocean. Now an all-out shark safety blitz is underway at Jones ...

Diving into an ocean is an invitation into a world of mystery. The deeper you go, the more complex this mystery becomes. There are colors of fringing corals. There are sounds, those hissings, whispers ...

Recent genetic studies suggest high population connectivity among tiger sharks across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, indicating impressive migratory capabilities. The Easter Island Ecoregion, ...

Chance Swanson, an ocean safety officer and surfer from Kauai, was bitten on his left leg while surfing in Hanalei Bay.

UNC researcher trains Indonesian fishers to tag sharks through Project Hiu Tag data reveals tiger sharks cluster in 40 km² area for months at a time Black urges government to protect shark hotspot ...