Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself.

Momma Accordion and her not-yet-named newborn were pictured frolicking in the frigid waters of the Port of New York and New ...

This prehistoric quadruped discovered on the coast of Peru was similar to a modern-day otter or beaver — except it was 13 ...

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

One of these days, you might just stumble upon a crocheted whale sitting atop a shelf. Since last semester, Yalies have been ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...