Whale watching season has begun off the coast of San Diego, and in at least one case, it’s had an unforgettable beginning. ...

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the combined weight of thousands of people.

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

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Florida coast, was captured on video by SeaTrek ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the longest migration of any mammal,” says Roman. “So they connect areas close to ...

Whales are some of the largest known creatures to exist (or, in the case of the blue whale, to have ever existed) on Earth, with some species weighing up to 200 tons—and while many find the ...

For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...

A complete carcass of a fin whale was discovered off the coast of Yilan County, the first time the world’s second-largest marine mammal has been discovered in its entirety near Taiwan, the Taiwan ...

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

MARYLAND - The Department of Natural Resources announced the right whale Slow Zone is in effect ... whales have been detected off the coast of Ocean City. Officials are requesting mariners to ...

One of the first cetaceans, Pakicetus, was a goat-sized creature that lived along the banks of lakes and rivers in ...

The ocean plays a vital role in the world’s economy. But it is threatened by climate change and overexploitation. Could the blue economy help? Across Europe, the ocean provides food, energy ...