Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that ...

They were living off the land and ocean, sleeping in tents beside crocodile tracks, diving for food in sharky waters. But even paradise has a cost. They found a whale so close it shook the boat—and ...

Discover five wild animals with legendary appetites, from ocean giants to forest giants, and learn how much they really eat ...

Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins’ backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in ...

Mazzarella’s travels have taken her to Africa five times, Peru, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan, all of Europe and now ...

Guion’s “Just So Stories” follows a group of children who settle into a bookstore run by a Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed leads a story ...

Standing at the edge of the world, in a place I only knew from photos and documentaries, I can’t imagine a greater thrill ...

Apart from fossils, some animal species also testify to how big their predecessors were before evolution. Although many of ...

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...

The rapid expansion, over-exploitation and subsequent decline in whale stocks in the northern hemisphere in the 20th century ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...