And in 2014, the scalloped hammerhead became the first shark to ever receive protection from the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

These majestic sharks gather in their hundreds at huge volcanic seamounts that project out of the seabed. They come here to be cleaned and to find a mate, circling the seamount in a sort of ...

Scalloped hammerhead sharks off the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i. Image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit.

But ongoing efforts to identify shark “hotspots” across the oceans could help improve their chances of survival in future. At particular risk is the scalloped hammerhead shark, whose young ...

Scalloped hammerheads on ... The U.S. Navy, in fact, once considered the hammerhead the third most dangerous species after the great white and the tiger shark. (There are nine species of ...

Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to survive almost freezing-cold waters during deep dives, a study has found. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, found ...

The dish is also losing popularity in the United States, as state bans on shark fins become more common. In June, four populations of scalloped hammerhead sharks were listed as endangered under the US ...

That is why shark teeth are the most abundant vertebrate fossil material on the Earth and in the sea. Scalloped hammerhead on the reef. NOVA: Do sharks have to keep swimming to breathe?

great white sharks in 2005; oceanic whitetip, smooth hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks, plus all species of manta rays, in 2014; and thresher and silky sharks ...

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

The scalloped hammerhead shark is in decline. The mangroves in Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Marine Reserve provide safety for the female sharks to give birth and are full of crustaceans the young ...