All news on the topic: Sharks

A diver was spearfishing 70 miles off the coast in Florida, US, on New Year's Day when he was savagely attacked by the world's fastest shark, the shortfin mako

Campbell Keenan, 12, said he "always thought I would catch some like decent fish, but not a great white, ever" after he fished out the predator off Florida's east coast

Campbell Keenan was out angling with his family when he landed the 11-foot great white shark, which weighed over 200kg and was tagged before being released back into the ocean

Until now, scientists assumed the females of the species turned to "virgin birth", a process called parthenogenesis, only when there weren't enough mates to go around

Molly discovered the tooth in shallow water as she and her sister Natalie, who are both keen fossil hunters, tested out their new waders which they received as gifts

Molly Sampson was combing the beach for shark teeth with her older sister Natalie, 17, and mum Alicia Sampson on Maryland's Calvert Cliffs State Park when she made the incredible discovery

It appears from the footage, which was taken on Saturday, December 31, that the beachgoers thought they were in the midst of a shark attack at Prainha beach in in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil