Right now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has active UMEs for the Atlantic Florida manatee, the Atlantic humpback whale, the Atlantic minke whale and the North Atlantic ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans. Here's what they think is going on.

The vehicle settles gently onto the soft, silty bottom 1,900 feet below us and cruises toward its destination: the skeleton of a 33-foot-long juvenile humpback whale. The research crew has come to ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

Because orca (also known as killer whale) societies are matriarchal, it’s likely that these older females carry with them crucial knowledge about food resources that can mean life or death for ...