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

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

A minke whale that had been swimming in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor for most of the past week was found dead Sunday morning, ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

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 ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

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

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 ...