Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the ...

Deep below the surface of the Pacific, some of the planet’s largest predators are quietly inhaling astonishing numbers of ...

Not long ago, spotting a humpback whale in Arctic seas felt like winning a lottery ticket. In the early 2000s, University of ...

A humpback whale tangled in fishing gear near the San Juan Islands is believed to be swimming freely again after a quick ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to understand sperm whale vocalizations. Lawyers think the discoveries may ...

The North Atlantic right whale calving season is underway. Researchers spotted the first mother and calf pair off the coast ...

New research reveals sperm whale communication is more complex than thought. Instead of simple clicks, whales use vowel-like sounds. These patterns a ...

Researchers from the Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, and the U.S. military's Naval Information Warfare ...

Nowhere in the ocean is now left untouched by a type of "forever chemicals" called "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances," ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members. The feat ...

The orca whale first made waves recently for carrying her dead calf for days. The orca whale who first made waves recently for carrying her dead calf for days after the calf died is apparently still ...

There are plenty more squid in the sea for Hawaiian short-finned pilot whales. How much squid do short-finned pilot whales ...