Baleen is a flexible, keratin-based filtering system that allows whales to feed on massive amounts of tiny prey efficiently. Different baleen shapes and sizes reflect different feeding strategies, ...

This month, researchers board a Sea Shepherd vessel in Antarctica's South Orkney Islands to study the overlap between krill ...

"This ecosystem seems sufficiently productive." Researchers make concerning discovery while studying whale behavior: 'Seems to have already impacted' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Explore a few exciting discoveries by museum researchers that you may have missed over the past few months Erin Wunderlich A pair of humpback whales feed in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine ...

Long baleen whale mothers are more likely to have female calves than males, according to a new study led by the University of Washington. The findings contradict a popular evolutionary theory ...