The Galápagos Islands have become one of the world’s most recognisable symbols of marine wildlife protection. Their waters are famous for sea lions, turtles, rays, and large schools of sharks, ...

Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, swimming above a reef. Cocos Island, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica. Greg Lecoeur, National Geographic Image Collection Off the coast of Mexico, National ...

While many sharks hunt for small, abundant prey when looking for a meal, great hammerheads have a supersized strategy with some big payoffs—eat other sharks. For a long time, scientists have observed ...

It’s not just great white sharks cruising around our local waters. Hammerhead sharks were recently spotted off the Bay State coast, according to a leading shark researcher who said it was the first ...

Scientists have published what is likely the first-ever scientifically recorded birthing migration for the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark (sphyrna lewini). The satellite-tagged shark ...

Smooth hammerhead shark sightings are increasing near Cape Cod, likely due to warming waters. While large predators, smooth hammerheads are not considered dangerous to humans. Other warm-water shark ...

Marine scientist John Chisholm is used to getting calls about shark sightings in summer. But the inquiries this month have been more frequent, with multiple calls last weekend alone reporting smooth ...

Four great hammerhead sharks washed up dead on Florida beaches this spring, raising concerns about whether humans contributed to the demise of the majestic predators, and if so, what can be done about ...