Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years ...

The study, recently published in “Frontiers in Marine Science,” analyzes 30 years of Hawaii-­specific data from 1995 to 2024.

During the fall, the number of shark attacks in Hawaii increases for some reason. New research suggests that the rise in ...

A new study has confirmed a statistically "significant" spike in shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters every October.

Scientists confirm ‘sharktober’ is real as decades of data reveal month when attacks spike - The pattern appears to be driven by tiger shark biology, not by more people being in the water, marine biol ...

It has to do with one particular species of shark—and it’s probably not the one you think.

Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the ...

When recreating in the ocean off Hawaii, you might never know how close you are to a large shark. The accompanying footage, captured this week off the Kona Coast, shows a paddler being trailed by a ...

Shark "turf wars" have a "profound" effect on where seabirds nest, reveals new research. Scientists discovered a "critical" link between seasonal nesting and the movements of the marine apex predators ...

For years, Hawaiʻi surfers and lifeguards have talked about “Sharktober,” a stretch of fall weeks when encounters with sharks ...