The azure waters of the Gulf of California, home to a myriad of marine wonders, conceal a tale of ecological upheaval. Also known as the Sea of Cortez, it is a body of water that is teeming with an ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to record in near real-time the migration of a pregnant scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) from the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador to Isla del ...

San Diego, CA -- Why the peculiar head shape of the hammerhead shark developed as it did has been the subject of much speculation. The dorso-ventrally compressed and laterally expanded pre-branchial ...

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 ...

Rarity of the new hammerhead shark species indicates the frailty of shark diversity in the face of human predation, scientists said. University of South Carolina A team of researchers from the ...

Image of the Day: Marked Shark In Mexico's Gulf of California, a researcher releases a tagged juvenile scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini); the first detailed tracking of this species' ...

Discovering a new species is, among biologists, akin to hitting a grand slam, and University of South Carolina ichthyologist Joe Quattro led a team that recently cleared the bases. In the journal ...

Object Details Collector Roger F. Cressey Ocean/Sea/Gulf Indian Ocean Record Last Modified 9 Jan 2018 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 1 Apr 1964 Accession Number 255951 USNM Number 198616 Place ...

A dramatic-looking shark holds its breath for about 17 minutes to stay warm during hunting dives in cold water, scientists have found. Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) are found in warm, ...

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