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What everyone gets wrong about the deadliest shark attack in history
The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.
The Legendary Shark Fishing Record That’s Never Been Broken
This is the story of Walter Maxwell's world-record tiger shark, which he caught not from a boat, or in Australia, but from a ...
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Young California boy now blind and quadriplegic — authorities blame his parents’ extreme health views
Parents who brought their unresponsive newborn to an Orange County hospital in 2020 were convicted of felony child abuse this week, on charges they exposed the baby ...
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Tiger sharks return like ‘clockwork’ to Okaloosa Island Pier each summer, researchers find
Scientists have tagged nearly 40 of the predators since 2022, discovering they travel thousands of miles before returning ...
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Trump again questions NATO's collective defense guarantee ahead of summit
Ahead of a key NATO summit, President Donald Trump once again raised questions about America’s commitment to defend its ...
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It’s been 50 years since the blockbuster movie ‘Jaws,’ but there’s more to be revealed about shark biology
A shark expert, whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie "Jaws," explains some of their ...
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On its 50th anniversary, ‘Jaws’ continues to provoke shark conservationists
The movie Jaws, released on June 20, 1975, was one of the very first Hollywood summer blockbusters, and remains one of the ...
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50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology - Times Union
Sharks can migrate across huge global distances. For example, a silky shark was recorded traveling 17,000 miles (over 27,000 kilometers) over a year and a half.