Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

From the Korean Love Game to Blue Whale and even Pokémon Go, online games have repeatedly raised alarms worldwide. What ...

North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they ...

A spectacular and rare sighting was captured on video off the Southwest Florida coast: An endangered right whale and her calf ...

Known as the “loneliest whale in the world” the mystery 52-hertz whale sings at a different frequency from other baleen ...

The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue whales can grow, how they survive in the ocean, and what makes them such ...

Grays endure an epic roundtrip journey of 10,000 miles or more, and California holds a prime seat through May. Along with ...

Step inside the Seymour Marine Research Center at the University of California at Santa Cruz and be prepared to be "swallowed ...

Sperm whales are the planet's largest 'active' hunters - blue whales and fin whales may be mightier, but as filter feeders, don't target individual prey items. However, size alone doesn't make sperm ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors. When you ...

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