Tourist Nash Core admits he felt some fear when he and his 11-year-old son waded into the ocean off the Australian coast to help rescue a 10-foot great white shark stranded in shallow water ...

A heroic bystander leaped into the ocean to save a woman after she had been mauled by a shark at Gunyah Beach in Bundeena, ...

A blacktip shark ... attack. Unlike some land predators, Clua adds, staying still will not dissuade a predatory shark from attacking, so you should always try to defend yourself if the worst ...

The moment a woman encountered a hungry tiger shark while diving for fish has been captured in terrifying footage shared ...

A woman was spearfishing when she had a terrifying encounter with a massive tiger shark, all captured on her GoPro camera.

Just when you thought it was safe to Go-Pro back in the water: French scientists have attributed the spike in shark attacks to selfie-taking influencers encouraging tourists to pet the toothy ...

"There's an incredibly negative perception bias towards sharks," said Professor Eric Clua of PSL University, lead author of a new study into shark attacks. "They are responsible for fewer than ten ...

Social media influencers encouraging travellers to “stroke” sharks are behind a rise in shark attacks, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation, ...

Scientists are warning that the rising number of shark attacks can be attributed to tourists and influencers eager to capture close-up moments with these powerful predators. These reckless ...

And despite Hollywood’s killer-shark narrative, researchers say many so-called attacks are just defensive moves. The sharks didn’t sign up to be part of anyone’s viral stunt. According to a ...

Death by selfie – there’s even a morbid Wikipedia page for it. And when it comes to sharks, and shark attacks, influencers and selfies are being blamed for a rise in numbers. According to a ...