Otodus megalodon was the largest shark to ever exist, a colossal apex predator that dominated Earth’s oceans from roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago . Estimated to reach lengths of up to 20 meters, ...

For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. Today, he celebrates his centennial.

Whale watching trips off the northern Channel Islands spotted large groups of orcas. The company started running trips out of the Channel Islands Harbor in December 2023. A whale watching boat ...

LA VENTANA, Mexico — In the turquoise waters off La Ventana, a sleepy coastal town on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, Claudio Rios, 41, monitored the radio of a fishing boat. It was late March. His eyes ...

They are one of the largest and fastest marine mammals on Earth — but one fin whale on a recent day decided to stop and check out passengers aboard a boat off Dana Point. The up-close encounter ...

The video breaks down the lingering fear about whether killer whales pose a real danger to humans. It explains how their behavior in the wild differs from the perception created by their size and ...

When humpback whales eat, they often open their massive jaws to scoop up huge mouthfuls of water, filled with krill or small fish, before they filter out the excess liquid through their baleen plates, ...

Environmental groups are pushing to intervene against a conservative-backed effort to overturn boat speed limits in the Atlantic Ocean aimed at protecting one of the most endangered whale species.

France must decide what to do with two orcas marooned at a deserted marine park: move them to another park, or release them into an open-water sanctuary. By Ana Castelain Reporting from Paris At a ...

The whale appeared to be unharmed by the collision, which was captured on video. By John S.W. MacDonald A personal watercraft struck an adult gray whale that had just breached off Vancouver, British ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — A dead gray whale washed ashore on a Whidbey Island beach on Wednesday, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO). The ICSO said the whale was found on Wednesday ...

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.