This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Alan Yu, was originally published by WHYY. At an ...

THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...

Every summer, the quiet waters of Willapa Bay in Southwest Washington become a shark superhighway. By JES BURNS OPB Catching ...

MICK CHIVERS lowered the rod as the gaff struck the bluefish and his brother Jack swung the fish over the gunwale. It was a nice fish—about a 6-pounder—good both for the table and for light-tackle ...

New York State officials announced new regulations Wednesday for how to legally fish for sharks amid a recent increase in the appearance of the predators off Long Island's Atlantic shoreline. The new ...

Whether you love or hate sharks, most people don't want to swim near them. But that’s what nearly happened last summer in Brunswick County. Local tackle store owner Marty Wright decided to host a ...

A fisherman in the Florida Keys slipped and fell, falling straight on top of a shark. The hunter became the hunted. A fisherman in the Florida Keys nearly wound up in the jaws of a hungry shark after ...