A shark biologist who studied at UMass Dartmouth said he's researched a promising way to keep sharks away from the shore. "Sharks have this really unique electro sensory system that fish and other ...

If all you're bringing to the seashore is a swimsuit, towel and sunscreen, you may want to add another item to your beach bag – magnetic shark repellent. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — According to WTSP, a ...

TRURO (CBS) - What if we could find a shark repellent that works as well as bug spray? This month's shark attack in Truro has swimmers and scientists alike asking that question. Dr. Craig O'Connell, ...

A Charleston-based business that sells magnetic bands to keep sharks from biting appears to have turned the corner on the road to success. The product is called Sharkbanz. It was developed by Nathan ...

A 14-year-old boy from Missouri was standing in knee-deep water when his foot was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, a few miles from where a fellow teenager was also attacked by a ...

Witnesses reported seeing a shark breach just offshore at Lovers Point that morning, where Fox was leading a group of about a dozen swimmers. Many of them had purchased Sharkbanz-branded products ...

Shark attacks on humans are still very rare — only about 70 per year. They are still less common than lightning strikes (270 cases per year) or drowning deaths (320,000 deaths per year). And sharks ...

Sharks are known to be sensitive to the electrical fields of magnets, but surprisingly, this non-magnetic rare earth metal repels them. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Thousands of sharks could be saved from being killed on fishing lines thanks to the winning entry of this year's WWF-sponsored Smart Gear competition. Brussels, Belgium – Thousands of sharks could be ...

Eric Stroud is in the business of spoiling appetites. His clients include some of the most voracious creatures on the planet—the tiger shark, the reef shark and the southern stingray, to name a few.