What’s Behind the Sudden Rise in Shark Attacks Near Sydney?

News outlets around the world are reporting on a series of shark attacks along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline.

Four shark attacks in two days. Why Australia’s beaches are so dangerous this year

The end of Australia’s long summer school holidays usually draws crowds to the beach but a spate of shark attacks in the ...

Boy, 12, Dies in Hospital Days After Shark Attack Left Him Critically Injured: ‘Most Kind and Generous Spirit’

Nico Antic died following a shark attack in New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 18 ...

Shark attacks are rising in Australia. Technology is helping stop them

Australia now has the world’s largest coastal drone-surveillance operation and is installing nonlethal traps, or drumlines, ...

Fourth shark attack in three days rocks Australia as authorities close beaches and deploy drumlines

A string of shark attacks near Sydney prompted beach closures across New South Wales. The latest victim attacked at Point ...

After 4 shark attacks in Australia in 3 days, beachgoers urged to "just go to a local pool"

Authorities warned that recent rainfall has left the water off area beaches murky, which increased the risk of bull shark ...

231 shark attacks have occurred off California in 75 years. See them all on a map

When a Monterey County woman died in a shark attack off Pacific Grove in late December, it was the 17th such fatality in 75 ...

Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks

Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.

Shark tosses surfer into the air in California attack

The Jan. 13 attack came weeks after a woman was killed by a shark swimming at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California.

Fourth Shark Attack in 48 Hours on Australia’s New South Wales Coastline Sees Surfer, 39, Hospitalized with Chest Wound

A male surfer is recovering from a chest wound after being bitten by a shark on Australia’s Mid North Coast on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the New South Wales Police Force.