A sperm whale tooth discovered at a key archaeological site in southwest Spain has provided new insights into the lives of ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

Sperm whales, the largest predators of the ocean, dive deep into the abyss, where no human dares to venture, and face off ...

Shark teeth, bones and shells reveal that Templeton was once a seaside paradise with palm trees, warm water and colorful fish ...

Despite not having bones, sharks can grow pretty large. There’s the aforementioned whale shark, roughly the size of a bowling ...

Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.

The belief that whales are so large they can swallow humans alive is as old as the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale. But while there have been instances of humans being engulfed in a whale ...

It is part of an effort to evaluate the health of the whale population up north — and support subsistence in the area. The Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden reports that less sea ice seems to be leading to ...

In this screenshot from “In the Wake of Whales,” the details of a humpback whale are seen with close-up footage. (Courtesy of Dolphin Quest and Marine Mammal Research Program) The video ...

Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Glance up in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building and you’ll see something that was definitely not there before. It’s the 18-metre skeleton of a blue whale mounted to ...

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Glance up in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building and you’ll see something that was definitely not there before. It’s the 18-metre skeleton of a blue whale mounted to ...