Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. Whale poo is responsible for moving tonnes of nutrients from deep water up to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species. There ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.

When the asteroid ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs, it cleared ecological space on a global scale. Small survivors ...

Whale watching in Cabo San Lucas has a seasonal window each year due to migrating whales traveling to warmer breeding waters. The following article looks at migratory patterns, the times of year most ...

Contrary to the popular belief that the species is mostly solitary, infant narrow-ridged finless porpoises in Ise Bay were observed to approach, parallel swim with, and even touch adults other than ...

If your dining companion is boring, at least the whales at Tidal Raves in Depoe Bay know how to make an entrance. This ...

What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.

In rare sightings, scientists spotted endangered blue whales during two aerial surveys 24 hours apart off the coast of New ...

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

Orcas don’t have any natural predators, so how did this happen? The tooth marks, it turned out, were distinctive – they were ...

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