Hammerhead sharks are able to deep dive to frigid, near-freezing waters to catch rare prey. But scientists have long been confused about how the cold-blooded animals survive such cold waters.

How Deep-Diving Sharks Stay Warm Will Take Your Breath Away To survive as they seek food in freezing parts of the ocean, hammerhead sharks use a trick that hasn’t been observed in other fish.

A group of disc golfers witnessed a baby hammerhead shark fall from the sky while in the middle of a game in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Research shows some hammerhead sharks hold their breath when diving deep under water. They do it to keep their bodies from getting too cold. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 11, 2023.) ...

Seeing a shark while diving is a breathtaking event that can create lasting memories. Although, it’s best to enjoy these animals from afar. Getting too close to a hammerhead can make it feel ...

Hammerhead sharks hold their breath as they hunt in deep, cold waters, in order to maintain their body temperature, a new study suggests.

Seven celebrities are challenging themselves to overcome their fear of sharks, including Sir Lenny Henry. But he was more ...

In this study, Balchin and colleagues compiled citizen science data on shark sightings from professional scuba divers working in diving tourism. The dataset included over 5,300 sightings of six ...

As such, the scientists say they didn’t expect sharks like the hammerhead to exhibit similar behavior when diving deep. But it makes sense that hammerheads would hold their breath to stay warm.

A Hammerhead ended up on a disc golf course a mile from the North Carolina coast An osprey in flight against water with fish in talons at Belmont Lake State Park, Babylon, Long Island.

When hammerhead sharks begin some of their deepest dives, they do the piscine equivalent of what a human would do: they hold their breath. Sharks don’t breathe air, of course, but they can close ...