Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

A snorkeler swims in the Pacific Ocean near La Jolla Shores in San Diego as leopard sharks swim below him on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in ...

Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in 2025 after a dip the previous year, according to the latest report from the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File, ...

What do bull sharks eat - face close up© Havoc/Shutterstock.com News outlets around the world are reporting on a series of shark attacks along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline. Australia ...

Shark attacks turned deadlier in 2025 — with fatalities spiking 125% worldwide, a new study shows. There were 65 unprovoked bites and nine deaths from those encounters with the toothsome predator, ...

Global unprovoked shark bites decreased in 2025, but fatal attacks increased from the previous year. The United States led the world in shark bites, with Florida having the most incidents of any state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida saw the most shark attacks out of any other state in 2025. The International Shark Attack File, run by the Florida Museum ...

The International Shark Attack Files recorded a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, nine of which proved fatal. Five of the fatalities were in waters off Australia. The annual report ...

Despite a recent string of shark attacks across the California coast, including the tragic killing of a 55-year-old swimmer, the violent incidents dropped in the United States in 2025 compared to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snorkeler swims in the Pacific Ocean near La Jolla Shores in San Diego as leopard sharks swim below him on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kevin ...

Florida saw the most shark attacks out of any other state in 2025. The International Shark Attack File, run by the Florida Museum of Natural History, classifies the attacks as provoked or unprovoked ...