A surfer who was bitten by a shark off the coast of Northern California spoke out from his hospital bed, sharing details of how he freed himself to get back to shore safely. James Eastman was in the water at Big River Beach inside Mendocino Headlands State Park just after 5 p.

A protected shark found near a busy pier shows signs of illegal handling, prompting experts to warn how land fishing can kill hammerheads.

A new study analyzing the genomes of nearly 40 sharks found that skates and rays likely evolved from the shark body plan, and that some sharks are actually evolutionarily distinct.