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For a small country, Wales has an abundance of coastline which attracts a wide variety of marine life due to our proximity to the Gulf Stream. Here's a guide to some of the more common species you ...

Study reveals significant pollution in Lady's Island lagoon, necessitating millions for restoration to combat EU fines.

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As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire offspring, according to a new study. Photo from Amy Humphries, UnSplash Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals.

Preliminary images for the planned structure show a utilitarian design far removed from the 18th century humpback bridge it is replacing. The local authority’s design team looked at several ...

A “rare” sea creature sighting was captured off the coast of California. During whale watching trips on Jan. 2, onlookers saw a fin whale and a minke whale, which are “ rare ...

hooked dorsal fin,” the NOAA said. They are the world’s second-largest whale species. Seventeen humpback whales and thirty Risso’s dolphins were also seen between the two trips on Jan. 2 ...

A tourist visiting the Isles of Scilly said seeing the humpback whale was like something from a dream A humpback whale in the Isles of Scilly "put on a show" for visitors, leaving them in awe.

A lot of good stuff and there was a lot of grit, which you cannot coach. When we first saw Fin play at Worcester we saw his defensive traits as well as the attacking ones. We did not talk about it ...