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

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

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

Krill – the small, shrimp-like crustacean – is a keystone species. It underpins the marine ecosystem of the Southern ...

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

The ship is one of four operated by the Sea Shepherd environmental group, said skipper James Brook, and will be on its fourth ...

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the migrant crisis continued, and demonstrations became ever more violent. But there were also incredible moments of sporting glory and light relief. Photographers rec ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. - A pod of whales was recently spotted off the California coast enjoying some dinner. Drone footage captured a group of humpbacks off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, ...

The scale of the bycatch slaughter is a key factor in helping build global support for BBNJ. Another hugely harmful practice ...

Rutgers University marine scientists are using New Jersey-developed tools to measure how iron shortages in Southern Ocean ...

Whales eat a lot of food. In recent years, experts have estimated that the world’s biggest whales eat between 10 and 20 tons of food a day: the caloric equivalent of 70 to 80 thousand “Big Macs.” ...