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The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the tide. By Alexa Robles-Gil When Steven Spielberg’s famous mechanical ...
ST. LOUIS – Today marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” and the St. Louis Aquarium is paying homage to the blockbuster film ahead of “Summer of the Shark.” There have been shark s… ...
As the largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks are already impressive, armed with up to 300 serrated teeth and weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Now, new research adds more intrigue to the ...
And that’s exactly what happened, at least some of the time. When the young sharks were exposed to the magnetic field of the place they were caught, off Florida’s Gulf Coast, they swam in ...
Our morbid fascination with white sharks’ ability to kill us drove the success of “Jaws” and, eventually, decades of “Shark Week,” Discovery’s annual TV marathon that always features ...
In 2024, there were 47 "unprovoked" shark bites around the globe, and 28 of those happened in the U.S., according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF).
Hilton Head Island shark attack leaves beachgoer with serious leg injuries, following incident where 9-year-old Florida girl's hand was nearly severed during Gulf Coast snorkeling trip.
The toothy villain of “Jaws” terrified audiences in 1975. But offscreen, the hit film — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary — impacted sharks in unexpected ways.
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 9-year-old girl is recovering at Tampa General Hospital after a shark attack off Boca Grande nearly severed her hand. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office ...
A&E Movies Longer than just Shark Week: The lasting legacy of ‘Jaws’ in Spokane and beyond June 20, 2025 Updated Fri., June 20, 2025 at 1:13 p.m.