Sharks are one of world's oldest animals—older even than dinosaurs. Today there are more than 400 known species, from the famous Great White to the elusive Megamouth shark, seen only 49 times

Locals in the small town of Milton, New Hampshire are trying to figure out how a six-foot shark ended up in the region's woods.

As seen on Spearblog.com, check out this video of a Great White shark spotted and filmed by a scuba diver doing a bit of Amberjack hunting at one of Florida's most popular surf spots.

12-14 ft hammer head sharks attacks and eats the 6 ft black tip we have been fighting for 15 minutes prior to the shark attack...

Cote's Cube does some serious investigative journalism with the recent shark attack victim, most notably, asking her if she was on her period when she got bit

Shark Week on the Discovery Channel just happens to coincide with a rash of Great White sightings at San Onofre in SoCal...

After an 18-footer is spotted two miles off Newport and a Carlsbad surfer reports being rushed by a shark over the weekend, the question arises...

Mr Clasen was hunting yellow fin tuna with fellow fisherman Cameron Kirkconnell, photographer D.J Struntz and film maker Ryan McInnis in the Gulf of Mexico when the encounter took place.

According to the latest statistics released today, the total number of shark attacks declined from 71 in 2007 to 59 in 2008, the fewest since 2003, when there were 57, said Burgess, who works at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus.

He landed about four feet away form his board and began a desperate scramble to get back to the safe haven of his trusty surfboard, and more importantly out of the water. “That first 10 seconds of being away from your board, you think 'I'm gone',” he said.

A great white shark has been spotted in the same area of a fatal shark attack, south of Perth, at the weekend.

South African surfers have teamed up with marine scientists to launch a campaign for the conservation of sharks.

And you thought the paddle out at your local beachbreak was tough...

Australian marine biologist Scoresby Shepherd thinks an increase in attacks could signify that sharks are starting to see humans as food because tuna are getting scarce. "It's a well known biological phenomenon, which is called prey switching," Shepherd said.

More than ten percent of the sharks in Dubai Aquarium's 10 million-litre aquarium have been killed in attacks that have marred the build-up to its grand opening on Oct 30.