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 ...

Secrets of the hammerhead shark have been revealed in images studied by scientists, who are now one step closer to discovering how the species got its unique appearance. University of Florida ...

“This is the first study that shows a shark embryo’s ability to detect and ‘hide’ from a predator”—presented in the study as predator-mimicking electric fields—“by staying completely still and ...

The TikToker said the corkscrew-shaped California horn shark egg was "pliable" and showed off the tiny, moving embryo inside.

The first-ever look at hammerhead shark development shows how they develop their hammer in stunning detail. For weeks, you'd be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going to become a ...

Footage taken off the coast of Santa Barbara has captured something new to science: a living newborn great white shark. The shark’s discovery could help researchers finally learn where white ...

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New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in embryonic shark survival by the year 2100. This research is also ...