A 59-year-old Australian tourist was killed by a shark on Sunday (February 19) near a beach in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. At the time of his death, the man was swimming close to a pontoon and was 150 metres away from the shore when the shark attacked, said the authorities.

Australian man loses life in shark attack in New Caledonia

A 16-year-old girl was killed by a shark in Australia after she jumped into a river to swim near a pod of dolphins. The incident took place in Western Australia.

Australia: Girl jumps in river to swim with dolphins, gets attacked by shark, succumbs

Two scuba divers dressed as Santa Claus has delighted onlookers by setting up Christmas decorations at the Tropicarium Shark Zoo in Budapest, Hungary.

WION Climate Tracker: Divers dressed as Santa swim with sharks and exotic fish at Budapest aquarium

Nearly 200 countries have voted to add a raft of sharks to the list of species protected under global trade rules. More than 50 species of sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what's being seen as a milestone for shark conservation.

WION Climate Tracker: 200 countries vow to protect Sharks

A Saturday boat journey into the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of southeast Louisiana took a dramatic turn when the boat capsized and Nguyen had to defend himself against a shark before the US Coast Guard was able to rescue them after more than a day.

Two rescued from water after fighting off shark in Gulf of Mexico

Ask the movie aficionados and they will say Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' series had made sharks a fearsome creature for many. However, a rare shark discovered in Australia recently could be a stuff of nightmares that rivals Spielberg's sharks.

Scarier than Spielberg's sharks? Australian fisherman catches a bizarre looking shark

In a rare incident, a woman swimmer has been bitten by a shark, while snorkelling at the Penzance harbour, off the coast of Cornwall in the UK last week. Reportedly, the woman swimmer, who has not been identified yet, was bitten on the leg by a shark and sustained injuries.

A swimmer bitten by a shark while snorkelling in the UK

The discovery of super rare “walking sharks” in Papua New Guinea has astounded scientists. Called epaulette shark—also known as Hemiscyllium Ocellatum— it is unique among shark species as it has the ability to walk on land.

Super rare ‘walking shark’ discovered in Papua New Guinea, scientists baffled

Great White Shark is the mean killing machine of the deep oceans. It is not often that you see in nature, a creature whose every fibre has evolved over millions of years for one purpose, to hunt.

Great White Shark is king of the deep, but it is scared of this predator

Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday (July 3) that two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of city of Hurghada. Reuters, citing two sources, said that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old Austrian woman dead.

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea

NASA's Earth Observatory has captured satellite images of an undersea volcano eruption which shows plumes of superheated, acidic water slowly permeating in the southern Pacific.

NASA releases satellite pics of ‘Sharkcano’ eruption, where mutant sharks thrive

Have you ever wondered what it feels like when a shark suddenly sneaks up on you and attacks you while you take a swim in the ocean? A filmmaker who was shooting for a marine documentary had a similar near-death experience.

Watch: Exact moment when shark devours filmmaker’s camera underwater, providing fascinating glimpse

A DNA study has revealed that endangered sharks have been found in cat and dog food. Several brands consisted of endangered species. However, they listed only vague ingredients such as “ocean fish.

DNA study shows endangered sharks found in cat and dog food

Several beached in Sydney were closed on Thursday (February 17) after a shark attack killed a swimmer. This is first such fatality at the city's beaches in nearly 60 years.

Sydney beaches closed for public after fatal shark attack, first in 60 years

In a tragic incident in Australia's Sydney, a swimmer was killed in a rare shark attack. It is the first fatal shark attack since 1963.

Sydney swimmer killed in a shark attack

A swimmer was killed after being fatally attacked by a shark off a popular Sydney beach on Wednesday, making it the first incident in nearly 60 years. According to local media, the gruesome incident took place at Little Bay Beach around 4.

Shark attack horror: Sydney beach turns red as swimmer is mauled to death

A photo of a shark went viral on social media platforms after it was spotted with a giant and mysterious ring of teeth marks around her side. The bite mark on the great white female shark can be seen encompassing her entire chest.

What's that mysterious ring of teeth mark? This rare mark on a giant great white shark baffles experts

During a 'health check' of London's Thames River, experts found sharks, eels, seals, and seahorses in the river which was once declared 'biologically dead'. The river had been declared 'biologically dead' in 1957, meaning it was believed that the water body could not sustain any wildlife and life forms.

United Kingdom: Once biologically dead, Thames now nurses sharks

People do anything to save their loved ones from troubles, and one man in Australia went into a fist-fight with a shark to save his wife. Chantelle Doyle, a 35-year-old woman, was surfing at the Shelly Beach when she was attacked by a 2 to 3 metre shark.

Australia: Husband saves wife by punching shark

The great white shark is one of the most feared predators underwater. Now drones from high above are helping experts analyze their behavior when they encounter humans. In a nutshell: we're not on their menu, according to Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe.

How drones are helping experts better understand shark behavior in California

The 17-year-old was surfing with her father near Wylie Bay on Australia's southwest coast

Family sees shark kill teen daughter

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