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Birubi Point beach in Australia shut down indefinitely after surfer attacked by shark
The man was bitten on the foot and was bleeding profusely, but is said to be in a stable condition at a hospital.
Scene from Jaws: Great white shark flips teenage girl out of her kayak
Sarah Williams. 15, was flipped into the air by an enormous great white shark while kayaking off the coast of Australia but lived to tell the tale.
Alligator devours shark in extraordinary photo captured by scientists
The unusual behaviour is the first documented evidence of widespread interaction between the freshwater and saltwater animals.
'A large number' of dangerous sharks spotted hunting unusually close to Australia's beaches
Along with white, bull and whaler sharks, a Bryde's whale was seen hunting bait fish very close to shore.
Petrified swimmers flee from 'shark' filmed yards away on popular beach in Benidorm
British tourists spotted the distinctive fins at Levante Beach on the Costa Blanca last week.
Girl suffers gruesome bite from sea creature 'which may be shark' at Spanish tourist spot
Authorities refused to say the attack was shark-related.
Chinese fishing vessel crew arrested for poaching endangered sharks off Galapagos Islands
The 20-strong crew face up to three years in prison for crimes against protected marine wildlife.
Teenager becomes summer's fourth shark bite victim in South Carolina's Hilton Head
The 13-year-old boy is the fourth confirmed shark bite on Hilton Head Island.
Popular diver Nat Davey recalls surviving shark attack in South Atlantic Ocean
Davey was attacked by two sharks while he was spearfishing in the ocean waters.
Do sharks ever sleep?
Sharks do not have eyelids and are thus never going to appear asleep as we would expect.
Video of shark being dragged by a speedboat being investigated in Florida
The video was sent to a local 'shark hunter' who posted it online.
Shark Week 2017: Five amazing ways they help humans
Sharks have been researched for treatments for cystic fibrosis and viral infections.
5 incredible facts about sharks - from bioluminescence to asexual reproduction
From virgin birth to amazing ways they deal with swallowing rubbish, sharks are full of surprises.
High-Fins: Shark Week is finally featuring female shark scientists
Sharks have an abundance of coolness currency.
Shark Week 2017: World's deadliest shark species to give you nightmares
Great white sharks are not the only species dangerous to humans.
Shark Week 2017: How to survive an attack
It's rare, but it happens.
Watch the terrifying moment a great white shark swims beneath unsuspecting paddle-boarders
They were enjoying a day by the beach near Santa Barbara.
Miami beach swimmer bitten on legs by bull shark
The swimmer was leaving the waters after warnings from lifeguards when the shark attacked.
Incredible drone footage shows fisherman's epic struggle to reel in hammerhead shark
The video was shot over the shores of Panama City.
Orcas tore out a great white shark's liver, stomach and testes with 'surgical precision'
And it's not the first time this has happened.
Why lessons learned from the recent whale-population collapse could protect endangered sharks
A study of why whale populations declined can inform conservation strategies for sharks.
Jaws moment: Great white shark bites into boat of alarmed Australian family
Big shark circled boat and at one point attempted to take a bite at the craft's motor.
North Carolina mother loses arm in terrifying Bahamas shark attack
Tiffany Johnson is now being fitted for a prosthetic arm after the shocking ordeal.
Aussie bodyboarder's lucky escape from great white shark attack filmed by shocked witnesses
Aftermath of the incident in Bunbury, Western Australia, was caught on camera.
UK shark attack: Surfer fights off shark after being bitten off Devon coast
Rich Thomson, 30, was left with cuts and bruises after being bitten off Bantham beach.
Diver films terrifying moment a reef shark bites off a chunk of his leg in Florida
The shark "came out of nowhere".
Sightings of 25 great white sharks closes California beach
A nearby beach was closed in April after a shark attacked a woman in the water.
Under the Pole: Divers explore depths of the Arctic to study sharks and glow-in-the-dark species
The expedition, known as Under The Pole III, will take scientists on a journey across the world's oceans.
Billionaire's son caught on camera shooting tiger shark to death
The footage sees the water turn red as the shark is killed.
Helicopter announcement warns California paddle-boarders: 'You are next to 15 sharks'
Thriving shark population had led to warning signs on SoCal beaches.