Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Bowhead whales follow daily dive cycles and may coordinate across long distances. The calls show efficiency, possibly reflecting social ties.

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

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

Despite recent efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute the animal to deeper waters, the minke whale was found dead on ...

“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 ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

The whales were observed off Laguna Beach on Sunday, March 23, rolling and appearing to play in the surf steps from the sand.

A minke whale that was spotted by locals last week in the shallow waters of Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor was found dead, and ...

The whales were observed off Laguna Beach on Sunday, March 23, rolling and appearing to play in the surf steps from the sand.

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