A new species of hammerhead shark has been discovered, and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and a well-known champion for marine conservation who played a ...

A team of marine biologists led by a Florida International University researcher has described a new species of the shark genus Sphyrna from the Caribbean and the Southwest Atlantic. Named for the ...

A kayaker in Tazacorte, Canary Islands, captured a frightening encounter with a hammerhead shark circling his kayak. Reacting quickly, the local paddler took action as the hammerhead shark approached.

SEE MORE Florida International University researcher Cindy Gonzalez tags a hammerhead shark species called shovelbill, or Sphyrna alleni. (Mays Family Foundation Photo) Nine years after throwing ...

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Research started more than two decades ago by Demian Chapman, now the director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research, led to the discovery of a new species of hammerhead shark ...

THIS is the heart-dropping moment a kayaker has to use his paddle as a weapon to ward off a hammerhead shark. The local decided to act after seeing the beast circling him while he enjoyed a day ...

"This study is the first of its kind for this species, the most threatened hammerhead shark in the world endemic to the eastern pacific," said Cardeñosa, corresponding author in the study.

According to a recent study, twenty-three shark specimens were tested to confirm that a separate species in the family Sphyrnidae—what we commonly know as the hammerhead shark—exist.

A kayaker in the Canary Islands used his paddle to fight off a hammerhead shark that persistently approached him. Juan José ...

The shark, as it turned out, was a hammerhead and although that species isn’t typically known for its aggressive behavior, they are strong enough to overturn a kayak without even trying.