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

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

South Georgia has been in the headlines after the world's largest iceberg ran aground off its coast amid concerns it could ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

A group of whale watchers, look in horror as a huge humpback whale emerges from the water and swallows two kayakers whole!

By Bobby Bascomb Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather off the coast of California, U.S., ...

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...