Florida International University (FIU) scientists have finally identified a new species of hammerhead shark years after first collecting samples, but the shark's official discovery comes as its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dozens of shark species frequent Metro Vancouver waters...and a few are far from tiny. While people often gasp at the thought ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - Scientists in Florida have discovered a new species of hammerhead shark. The scientists are naming the new species after philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder ...

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 ...

A hammerhead shark species discovered by FIU scientists finally has a name and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft. The existence of the new species ...

"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.

23 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. Researchers suspected these animals were being misidentified as a known species of hammerhead shark. To investigate, they analyzed the body shape ...