The season's first spotting of a great white shark was on May 11 off Nantucket, the New England Aquarium reported.

FINALLY the weather has cooled down here in Florida, and it is comfortable to dig like maniacs in the shallow fossil-bearing creeks. The mosquitoes, thunderstorms, and risk of heat stroke has finally ...

In Florida, material from shell mines is used as fill dirt on roads to prevent erosion. Lucky for us fossil hunters, the material holds some wonderfully preserved fossil shells and also shark teeth, ...

While rare, alligator attacks can happen. Here are five ways to stay safe around alligators in Florida waters.