A fisherman spotted what appears to be a hammerhead shark in Long Island Sound near Niantic on Monday.

A hammerhead shark looks to have swam its way into Long Island Sound, according to video recorded by a Channel 3 viewer.

This shark's unusual name comes from the unusual shape of its head, an amazing piece of anatomy built to maximize the fish's ability to find its favorite meal: stingrays. A hammerhead shark uses its ...

A marine heat wave and El Niño conditions are keeping ocean water off the Southern California coast in the mid-70s, which is luring exotic species to the area.

Some experts suspect human interaction may be a factor as great hammerheads are particularly vulnerable to dying after being caught on a fishing line.

A hammerhead shark charges directly at a man standing in the shallows of Panama City Beach, and the encounter is as close as ...

Hammerhead sharks get comfortable enough around diver Eli Martinez that they have no problem taking fish from him. Hammerhead shark feeds out of Eli Martinez’s hand in Bahamas; photo by JP ...

Many sharks hunt small, plentiful prey. Great hammerheads take a different approach: Eat other sharks. It’s an energy-intensive strategy, but one that pays off for this critically endangered species, ...

New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in the Bahamas shark sanctuary have found that while some individuals migrate, ...