For many, the mere thought of donning swimsuits and diving into ice cold water is enough to generate a few goosebumps. But for Bill Oswald and his sons, a dip into Blue Marsh Lake on a 40-degree ...

They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be ...

The marine animal had surfaced momentarily to catch a breath when the diver identified it as the perfect opportunity to take ...

Blue whale calves have remained elusive for centuries, with scientists puzzled by their near-total absence from recorded ...

Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...

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

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body -- closer ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

The island briefly fell under the protection of the United States, which was interested in its critical weather stations, after Germany occupied Denmark during World War II. President Harry Truman ...

Endangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to forage and feed along their migratory path off the Western ...