Under the Arctic sea ice, fish and plankton live in complete darkness, even in midsummer. Ice floes stop the sun's rays, ...

Passengers and crew on a boat headed from Ventura to Santa Cruz Island spotted a 20-foot basking shark this week. Here's what ...

The Gulf Coast Whale Festival returns to Pensacola this weekend, highlighting Rice’s whales — a critically endangered species found only in the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of the Florida ...

A newly published study warns that climate change will create trouble for cold water fish species in this century. Paired with higher temperatures, ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

Lynne Schafer Gross and Mark McDermott One day circa 1970, a boy in El Segundo looked up at a telephone pole near his home and saw a hawk perched at ...

It's long been thought that the Southern Resident orcas that live in our region have no predators, but Bigg's orcas might be ...

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

Observers with New England Aquarium said it's the first time they have documented blue whales in their southern New England ...

A University of Vermont-led study has forced marine biologists to rethink how whales shape ocean chemistry, showing that these animals transport enormous quantities of nutrients horizontally across ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

Aquarium scientists say sightings offer a rare glimpse into the movements of Atlantic blue whales ...