Sharks of different species are behind a series of attacks on tourists at Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a US investigator says. Marine biologist George Burgess said a single shark had carried out two of the attacks, while a different species was responsible for two others. Mr Burgess told the BBC that environmental effects had caused the “highly unusual” spate of attacks. A German woman was killed and four people injured in last week’s attacks. Many of the main beaches have been closed to swimmers and snorkelers since Sunday’s fatal attack. The Egyptian...

Three tourists have been injured by a shark in three separate attacks at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Virtually all water sports have been suspended at the Red Sea resort following the attacks. One of the tourists is believed to be in a critical condition in hospital in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The authorities are searching for an oceanic white tip shark, which is believed to have carried out the attacks. They want to capture the shark and release it into the open sea. The Associated Press news agency quoted a local conservation official, Mohammed Salem, as saying all the victims...

The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which first aired on July 27, 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Shark Week is held annually, normally running in July and/or August. In 2000, six million 3D Pulfrich glasses were distributed to viewers in the United States and Canada for an episode featuring an extinct giant shark which had 3D segments. In 2005, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from the Discovery Channel series MythBusters hosted Shark Week, and a two-hour MythBusters “Jaws Special” was premiered for the event. In 2006, Mike Rowe from...