The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.

Divers on a shallow checkout dive in the Galapagos Islands were surprised to see two large and curious hammerhead sharks show up. As the divers rested on the sand and watched the fish and the sea ...

CALGARY — Ryan Warsofsky was right to be angry at the officials, but he should be angrier at his team. The Sharks, in desperate need of points to stay in the playoff hunt, did not put out a desperate ...

Massive hammerhead shark found dead on Satellite Beach Beachgoers in Satellite Beach were stunned Monday morning to find a massive hammerhead shark, estimated at 400 pounds, washed up near Seagull ...

Contender, the largest male great white shark that OCEARCH has ever tagged, pinged off Sebastian at 10:35 a.m. Jan. 19 and off Vero Beach at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 16. He weighs about 1,653 pounds and ...

A hydrofoil surfer glided over a hammerhead shark off the coast of Oahu. Matthew Reynolds caught the stunning moment on camera, including his own shock at the close call. “I was tow surf foiling on a ...

A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science shows that juvenile Atlantic nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) grow more rapidly as juveniles ...

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From New Jersey to California to the far reaches of the Pacific, these deadly encounters with great whites, tiger sharks, and oceanic whitetips are the worst shark attacks in recorded history. Shark ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: Chondrichthyan fishes—a group that includes rays, skates, chimaeras, and sharks—are thought to have energy intensive reproduction cycles due in no ...

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in... Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, ...

A 12-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark in Australia's Sydney Harbor has died of his injuries, his family said on Saturday. The parents of 12-year-old Nico Antic said their son died of the ...