The idea that great whites are suddenly going to start eating people sounds dramatic—but it is not backed by biology or ...

You’ve seen the scene probably in a movie: a dorsal fin slicing through water, panic erupting onshore. But here’s the truth—sharks aren’t hunting humans. Most species are indifferent to us. Their real ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sharks are wild creatures that are part of a delicate and vital ecosystem.

Legs kicking lazily in the water. An unknown force moving closer and closer. Two music notes — dun dun — playing faster and faster. Then: blood in the water. Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” the first ...