South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe plans to carry out the first large-scale seismic survey in the Karoo Basin since the 1970s. South African plans to allow a ...

A new species of hammerhead shark has been discovered in the Western Atlantic, after a specimen thought to be a bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) was found to have a distinctive head shape, a larger ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

A hammerhead shark species discovered by FIU scientists finally has a name and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft.

Tristan Nortje soloed to victory in commanding fashion, breaking the 12-year-old course record by nearly 3 minutes at the 2024 Lions Karoo to Coast. Catherine Colyn was as dominant in the women’s race ...

Cave art created by the San, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of South Africa’s Karoo region, may have been inspired by fossils of long-extinct reptiles. A mysterious animal painted on a cave ...

More information: MA Herrera et al, High residency of a Critically Endangered hammerhead shark to a small area: implications for marine protected area management and design, Marine Ecology ...