Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that. A staffer in then-Washington ...

55 Whales Stranded on a Beach Because They Refused to Leave One Behind ...

New research from the University of St Andrews reports sperm whales headbutting  one another. The behaviour was captured on ...

If you go to a rock concert with your friend and you're trying to speak with them, chances are are you won’t be able to share ...

Humpback whales alter song pitch to avoid overlap with nearby singers, revealing flexible and responsive vocal behavior.

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the oldest known recording of whale song. And it reveals a noisier soundscape of today's oceans.

The ocean of the late 1940s was much quieter than the ocean of today, providing a different backdrop for scientists to study.

A rescue organization is urgently seeking volunteers willing to get their feet wet after observing an alarming uptick in ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very ...

The humpback whale song recording was taken near Bermuda in 1949. Scientists at Cape Cod-based WHOI found it in their archives in fall 2025.

James Whale--director of such 1930s films as "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein," "Show Boat" and more -- finds himself ...

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda ...