Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in ...

Researchers say it’s a warning sign we can’t afford to ignore. Scientists sound the alarm after observing concerning shift in ...

Picture yourself out at sea, gazing at the boundless expanse of ocean when suddenly, an enormous creature emerges from the ...

A rare juvenile minke whale repeatedly stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized as officials say the mammal had ...

A major study of humpback whale movement across the North Atlantic basin completed by researchers associated with College of ...

Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song unlike any other. The sound reverberated through the depths at 52 Hertz, puzzling those listening to this solo ringing out ...

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

De la Parra is the research coordinator of Proyecto Dominó, a Mexican conservation group that works to protect whale sharks, nicknamed “dominoes” for the spots on their backs. He slips off ...

This research informs an argument for stronger whale conservation, Roman said; as whale populations have declined precipitously over the last few centuries, the great whale conveyor belt has weakened.

About 100 of the whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Thailand, according to the Bangkok Post. Bryde’s whales are considered medium size, reaching lengths between 42 and 49 feet, according to the ...