For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that whales evolved from aquatic creatures as the oceans warmed and became more ...

Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria ...

From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. Whale poo is responsible for moving tonnes of nutrients from ...

As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently ...

Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...

A juvenile whale shark swam from Madagascar to Seychelles, marking the first confirmed movement between the two nations.

Right whales can also be difficult to spot from boats due to their dark-colored skin and lack of a dorsal fin.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales, prompting criticism from environmental groups who ...

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.