A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

My research shows that the South African population of southern right whales is being squeezed by climate change in the Southern Ocean. Their reproductive slowdown is a clear biological signal of ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

The ocean is anything but quiet with animals making a variety of unique sounds, but what happens when the ocean gets too loud ...

A humpback whale off Guadeloupe in 2022. The things whales do for love. A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record ...

Bowhead whales boost DNA repair to live centuries and extend human longevity potential Bowhead whale protein enhances ...

What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated a link between a ...

Rising ocean temperatures, heatwaves and dwindling prey are forcing marine mammals into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.

Beneath the surface of the world's oceans, powerful currents act like invisible highways for marine life. These massive water ...

Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...