The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

If you’re a chronic insomniac, you might experience faster declines in memory and thinking skills than your better-sleeping fellows. In other words, your brain might age faster. In a study published ...

Experience the gentle majesty of the ocean's largest fish with this intimate close-up video of a whale shark. The footage focuses on the animal's massive head, revealing the intricate patterns of its ...

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 summer blockbuster movie Jaws influenced generations of creature features to come, but only a handful live up to that iconic picture. The tale of the rogue and flesh-hungry ...

Doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said there were significant challenges treating an 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a blacktip shark off Key Largo on Monday afternoon. Richard Burrows and his ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Two days after a shark bit an 8-year-old boy off the Florida Keys, his parents said he remained hospitalized on Wednesday and were “immensely proud” of his 10-year-old sister’s ...

While Florida is known for shark bites, incidents are about average for the year and declined nationally in 2024. Shark bites are extremely rare and most are cases of mistaken identity in ...

Bull sharks are one of the most commonly found sharks in the Florida Keys. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo An 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the ...

An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being bitten by a shark while snorkeling off Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day, according to authorities. The boy was bitten at about 3:24 p.m. and airlifted to ...

Paramedics flew a boy to a Miami-Dade County hospital after he was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. The bite happened around 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 1 (UPI) --A shark bit a boy's leg while he was snorkeling in the Atlantic Ocean near Key Largo on Monday afternoon, prompting first responders to airlift him to a Miami hospital. The Monroe ...

An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital Monday after he was reportedly bitten by a shark off Key Largo, officials said. The incident happened at around 3:34 p.m. on the oceanside, while the ...