Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped ...

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So seeing a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) embryo, halfway through its ...

“The heaviest great hammerhead shark ever recorded weighed a whopping 1280 pounds.” The great hammerhead shark is found in a variety of water depths such as shallow lagoons and coral reefs, and in ...

Hammerhead sharks are some of the most unique and fascinating sharks in the world, famed for their distinctive hammer-shaped appearance. The baby hammerhead shark is no less fascinating and there are ...

A species of shark not often seen in New England is becoming an increasingly popular sight in the waters off Massachusetts. Smooth hammerhead sharks are being reported by fishermen and recreational ...

Divers on a shallow checkout dive in the Galapagos Islands were surprised to see two large and curious hammerhead sharks show up. As the divers rested on the sand and watched the fish and the sea ...

Most divers hope to get a better look at the marine life and underwater ecosystems close to shore when diving in the ocean. Yet, a group took diving to another level in a recent video that has now ...

A Corpus Christi fishing guide scored big for his clients after helping them hook a 10-foot-8-inch hammerhead shark near Bob Hall Pier on Tuesday, September 23. Tristan Bardin, also known as Sharka ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a hammerhead shark. A group of disc golfers witnessed a baby hammerhead shark fall from the sky while in the middle of a game in Myrtle Beach, ...

A game of disc golf in South Carolina was interrupted by a falling shark. For better or worse, it will never be raining men. But in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, it did rain sharks. During one disc ...