Shark

LOOK: Boy Rides Shark, The Black Fall And Other Awesome Photo Contest Entries

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.29.2012

It's that time of year again: Entries from the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest are flowing in! While there are several amazing shot...

PHOTOS: Deadly Sharks Look Dreamy In Close-Ups Snapped By Biologist

Posted 04.05.2012

Do sharks deserve their reputation as vicious man-eaters? Probably not. Last year in the U.S. 29 people were attacked by sharks--none fatally, accordi...

Damien Hirst Retrospective at Tate Modern, London

VernissageTV | Posted 06.02.2012

VernissageTV

The exhibition spans two decades. On display are unseen early works as well as later works such as the famous shark in formaldehyde and the notorious diamond skull. Among the highlights is the piece "In and Out of Love" (1991), consisting of a room full of live butterflies.

Shark Attacked, Media Bites Rosie O'Donnell

Carl Safina | Posted 03.14.2012

Carl Safina

A bit of a splash erupted on the Web yesterday in the form of photos showing a boat displaying two hammerheads. One was a shark. The other was the celebrity, Rosie O'Donnell.

Dog Plays With Beached Shark

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.29.2011

Some sort of bravery-boosting serum must have found its way into the world's dog food supply. First one daring dog decided he'd had enough of a sha...

WATCH: Fishing Buddies Encounter Great White Shark Off North Carolina Coast

Posted 01.20.2012

The North Carolina coast may not be the first place you would expect to see a great white shark, but it does happen. Matt Garrett, a Boston, Massachus...

PHOTOS: Hirst Brings Opulent Art To Free Show

Posted 11.07.2011

Now showing at Leeds Art Gallery is a comprehensive collection from Damien Hirst in his hometown, a surprisingly personal exhibition from an artist so...

Police Discover Decomposing Shark In New Hampshire Forest

Posted 10.07.2011

"Shark in a boat" seems so last month. Now it's "shark in the forest." A call to police reporting an unusual odor on Thursday night led New Hampshi...

It's Time to Save Sharks

Julie Packard | Posted 08.02.2011

Julie Packard

We've demonized sharks for far too long. Now the tide is turning, and when it does, sharks won't be the only winners.

Would You Rather Eat Putrified Shark Meat or Jump Out of a Plane?

Tori Haschka | Posted 05.31.2011

Tori Haschka

Chef Gordon Ramsay threw up after eating this Icelandic delicacy. I did marginally better.

Suzuki-san's Bag Of Sushi Tricks

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Ozersky

Previously: Sashimi at Sushi Zen, Part I ...

Miracle At Sea: Australian Fisherman Survives 8-Hour Swim

Posted 05.25.2011

An Australian fisherman has survived a chilling overboard ordeal after he was knocked off his boat by a rogue wave into shark-infested waters without ...

Egypt Catches One Killer Shark, Another Still At Large

AP | YASSER IMAM | Posted 05.25.2011

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — A top Egyptian official said Wednesday that he believes that one of two sharks involved in attacks on tourists in the R...

Shark Attack RAMPAGE Leads To International Expert Panel

Posted 05.25.2011

Egypt is hastily assembling an investigative team of marine biologists after a series of shark attacks at a Red Sea resort last week, the BBC is repor...

Shark Attacks 4 Russian Swimmers In Egypt's Red Sea

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

CAIRO — An oceanic white tip shark badly mauled four Russian tourists swimming close to their beach hotels in two separate attacks at an Egyptia...

Hawaii Bans Shark Fins: First State In Nation To Do So

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

HONOLULU — The $48-a-plate shark fin has been a favorite dish to celebrate 80th birthdays and fete out of town VIPs since Vienna Hou's Chinese r...

No More Shark Fin Soup on Menus!

Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.25.2011

Veronique Pittman

Sharks now represent the greatest percentage of threatened marine species on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. Why did this happen?

Hurt Sea Turtle Gets Plastic Flippers (VIDEO)

National Geographic | Posted 05.25.2011

A loggerhead sea turtle seemingly injured by a shark was recently fitted with "trial" prosthetics as part of efforts to give the rare animal fully fun...

Shark Washes Up On Long Island Beach

NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011

A 24-foot shark washed ashore on a Long Island beach today, but died a short time later, police said. It's unclear how the basking shark died or how ...

Where Caveat Emptor Still Stalks the Land

Charles H. Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Charles H. Green

I've met all too many people educated in our "best" schools who have come to believe that selling toxic waste to customers is a legitimate part of a noble, even moral, endeavor called capitalism.

"Shark Week" On Discovery Channel

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

They never set out to be television stars, any more than they sought Hollywood fame in those Steven Spielberg movies. But sharks remain among the mos...