One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the ...

Majestic gray whales and lumbering elephant seals are back along the Point Reyes coastline, and visitors are getting a show. "It's pretty active out here," said John Golda, a ranger with the Point ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to understand sperm whale vocalizations. Lawyers think the discoveries may result in stronger protections for nonhuman life.

Life on Earth is incredibly diverse, with more than 1.2 million living animal species thriving even in the harshest ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely violate Mexico's whale shark tourism rules—even when the waters are far less ...

Where might we look for inspiration for new cancer therapies? Some researchers say perhaps the bowhead whale. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: So there's this paradox in cancer ...

Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away inside the cells of the bowhead whale. The findings, published in the journal Nature, ...