On 11 June, engineers at OHB's facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA's Plato mission.

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research ...

The consequences of the whales’ shifting habitats are dire: Under threat from fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes, ...

In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, ...

The highest density Bolin tallied in the whale’s eye was about 180 retinal ganglia per square millimeter. Humans can have about 35,000 to 40,000 per square millimeter, while keen-eyed birds of ...

These were a type of killer whale not usually seen. There are three ecotypes of killer whales along the West Coast, said Black, who has been studying killer whales in the bay for the last 35 years.

Adrian Simancas was paddling when the baleen surged out of the water, swallowing him and his kayak. Five seconds later, a stunned Simancas bobbed to the surface as the whale’s dorsal fin emerged ...

DEPOE BAY Ore. (KPTV) - During Winter 2024 Whale Watch Week, Oregon State Parks is helping people flocking to the coast get a better look. Paiute Morrison is among the state’s many park rangers ...

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances.Some of these whales ...

There are only about 370 of these dark, bulbous baleen whales remaining. ... She began to feed on her side, her eye rising from the water, seeming to peer at us.