sharks

Celebrate Sharktober With a Shark-Watching Trip to the Farallon Islands

Around 1,500 great white sharks are currently swimming back to the Bay Area

Arctic Sharks Are Now Showing Up in the Caribbean, Apparently

The Greenland shark was spotted in the area for the first time in history, seemingly vacationing off the coast of Belize

You Should Take a Class on Sharks This Summer

Atlas Obscura's summer courses kick off on Monday, starting with marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez's "The Truth About Sharks"

Could Sharks Help Humans Fight COVID-19?

A new study has grounds for optimism

Why Have Sharks Returned to Cape Cod?

It involves Richard Nixon, oddly enough

Can Greenland Sharks Improve Human Longevity?

Research suggests they live for hundreds of years

“Jackass” Is Returning to TV, And They’ve Got Sharks

It's a wonder this hasn't happened sooner

Something Almost Killed Off the Planet's Sharks 19 Million Years Ago

This is absolutely going to inspire a bunch of horror movies

Drones Reveal That Great White Shark Encounters Are Extremely Common

SoCal-based photographer and drone pilot Carlos Gauna regularly watches on as great white sharks coexist alongside humans in the shallows

What It Was Like to Film the Shark Sequences for “Jaws”

Valerie Taylor has been diving with great whites for nearly 50 years

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Drones Reveal That Great White Shark Encounters Are Extremely Common

SoCal-based photographer and drone pilot Carlos Gauna regularly watches on as great white sharks coexist alongside humans in the shallows

What It Was Like to Film the Shark Sequences for “Jaws”

Valerie Taylor has been diving with great whites for nearly 50 years

What It Is Like to Rediscover a Lost Species of Shark

Forrest Galante tells InsideHook about finding the lost flapnosed houndshark

Cape Cod Wrestles With An Increased Shark Population

The changes that come when a coastal community finds a threat in its waters

New App Sharktivity Is Basically Waze for Shark Sightings

Download this before your next beach vacation, people

Great White Shark Genome Mapped, Could Lead to Longer Life in Humans

Scientists look to the apex predator's DNA for biological hints on faster healing, fewer diseases.

How YOU Can Help Save Florida Sharks From the Nefarious Fin Trade

A bill banning the sale and trade of fins needs your voice

Seven Divers Recount Their Most Terrifying Underwater Experiences

"I rolled over to see the whales and watched a Great White going past."

Of Course Australia Made a Drone to Spot Sharks

The Little Ripper can even warm swimmers to leave the water

How to Not Die in LA This Summer

Secrets to avoiding sharks, riptides, texting drivers and more