"They're wild animals, so sometimes accidents like this do happen," he said.

"The sharks and the humans are both on the water's edge more frequently in the summer," said Dr. Nick Whitney, senior ...

Nantucket banned swimming around the Great Point beach area after several attacks on seals, and Long Island has deployed drones and WaveRunner lifeguards to monitor for sharks.

Sandbar sharks, after the local population was decimated decades ago because of overfishing, are now all over the Nantucket coast — and a researcher at the New England Aquarium has tagged more ...

A large tiger shark carcass washed shore on Nantucket off Cape Cod, Mass., Tuesday, in a rare event that piqued the interest of scientists. Unfortunately, the shark washed back to sea despite ...

A tiger shark washed up this week on Nantucket. This is really early to see this species in the area. Unfortunately It was swept back out to sea before it could be secured.