Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

These guys had a "whale" of a time on Thursday. — -- These guys had a "whale" of a time when a humpback decided to give them a boat-side show in the New York harbor. On Thursday, New Jersey ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Whale watching in the bay is the talk of the town. This season, many whales have been spotted swimming near the Golden Gate Bridge, feeding on krill. For locals and tourists, it ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this ...

A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may expect that from a creature packed with billions of cells, each with a chance to slip into danger as years ...

The recent discovery of a fossilized whale bone, curiously adorned with barnacles, has furnished scientists with a unique window into the migratory patterns of these aquatic giants from a bygone era.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Eduardo Mercado III, PhD, a University at Buffalo professor of psychology and a groundbreaking expert on whale song, wasn’t impressed as a young researcher in the 1990s when he first ...