A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, with some mature adults reaching 100 feet and tipping the ...

Time spent sewn up in a whale wasn’t the only curious historical treatment for rheumatism. Elixirs of dubious origin promised ...

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

Animals all over the world have wide range of lifespans, varying from mere hours to millennia.The longevity depends on the ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection ... At this time, big was also “a big thing,” says John Ososky, a marine mammal specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum ...