Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect the critically endangered fish.

The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine identified species of this shark. It can grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds, although smaller sizes are more common.

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 discovery of a new hammerhead shark species was no cause for celebration ... Gillnets, which hang in the water and trap ...

A fisherman was casting his line into shallow water off the Texas coast when a huge hammerhead shark emerged from below, TikTok video shows. Jason Schilling shared the video May 24, capturing the ...