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

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

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

There are over 90 whale species. Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales.

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

Let’s take a closer look! Humpback whales are a significant member of the Rorqual family, a group of baleen whales, but they are not the largest; the blue whale holds that title. These ...

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

Both blue whales and humpbacks were depleted from hunting, but some humpback and other whale populations are rebounding after ...

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...