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

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 ...

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 ...

Cocos Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is celebrated for its large schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks. The island's isolation and protected status make it a biodiversity hotspot.

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 ...

(CN) — Technically speaking, scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath during deep dives. In fact, they must do so to survive. Scalloped hammerhead sharks hunt for prey in the ocean depths where ...

In addition to the silky shark, scientists observed scalloped hammerhead sharks, reef fish such as damselfish and cardinalfish, and zooplankton. Scientists believe the only explanation is the ...

Scalloped hammerheads, tiger sharks and manta rays are just some of the marine megafauna fishing around in the offshore pinnacles here.