The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

In a study published last month in the journal Ethology, researchers found that electric rays can scare away both tiger and white sharks by zapping them with powerful electric discharges. While ...

Ahead of the holiday weekend, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state was expanding and updating surveillance capabilities, ...

Drone technology seemed to contribute to an unusual number of shark sightings along Rockaway Beach in recent days. Each time ...

Surveillance is stepping up along Long Island's shoreline after a 20-year-old woman was bitten in the leg and foot by a shark ...

After a woman was bit by a shark at Jones Beach on Long Island last weekend, state officials have raised the alarm about ...

Nassau County increases shark surveillance and safety measures at Jones Beach after a recent shark bite incident.

Public safety officials are monitoring the waters off of Queens, New York, after a series of shark sightings prompted ...

BY MICHAEL WRIGHT It is the summer of “Jaws,” and many are wondering whether 50 years is long enough for it to be safe to go ...

Multiple shark sightings in Far Rockaway on July 4th led to temporary beach closures as NYC officials deployed drones and ...

The popular 1975 movie Jaws stirred a fear of the ocean in people who didn’t even live near a beach. It was the blueprint for the bloodthirsty-killer-shark trope that has since proliferated the market ...

Officials are on high alert for sharks as thousands are expected to head to Long Island beaches for Independence Day — after ...