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.

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 humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

Even for the world’s largest animals, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” Whale’s volcanic poop offers up a treasure trove of biological information and nutrients for the ocean. Not to be ...

Researchers found that the whales had brought more nitrogen from their feeding grounds than the ocean’s natural processes (Alamy/PA) Whales transport vital nutrients from urine, placentas ...

I will appropriate Shakespeare’s 29th Sonnet to explain what your presence in my life has meant to me: That then I scorn to change my state with kings.” Love to hear from you. Robert Whale can be ...

The Osmo fabric that makes up the Nemo Dagger is a polyester/ripstop nylon blend designed to minimize stretching when wet to prevent sagging (that can cause your tent to cave in) and any moisture ...

Two humpback whales feed in Beaufort Sea, northeast of Point Barrow. (Kate Stafford) Catching salmon in the North Slope village of Kaktovik was unheard of not too long ago. But resident Robert ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle on Sunday by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird. The pod of Bigg ...

A team from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue found the whale dead on Friday morning. Teams have gone out to the beach after receiving reports of a long-finned pilot whale on the shore.