A dead whale was found a few meters from the shore in Vicente López, on the northern outskirts of the Autonomous City of ...

They’re called whale sharks for two reasons: They’re as large as many whales and they don’t feed like most sharks, but ...

“We didn’t know how to age baleen whales until 1955, which was the very end of industrial whaling,” said Breed. “By the time ...

Most species of baleen whale travel between 1,800 and 3,000 miles each way. Southern populations of humpback whales leave their Antarctic feeding grounds in January every year and spend three ...

Creating genomes from DNA is hugely important for managing threatened species—understanding their past and how they have ...

But whale species also produce loud underwater songs. What stops killer whales from homing in on their calls and attacking them?. New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen ...

Baleen whales have a special structure in their mouth that enables them to filter feed. Instead of teeth, they have baleen plates that hang down from their upper jaw. These are made from keratin – the ...

A medieval toilet and a jet die used to predict the future were some of the findings that could help build a picture of ...

Boaters got “lucky enough” to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of California, spotting multiple species in one ...

It’s a whale of a discovery. Literally. A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a ...

A “sneaky” sea creature held boaters “hostage” off the coast of California, and onlookers thought the moment was one they ...

Rescuers battled in vain into the early hours to try and save a young whale stranded on a beach at mainland Scotland’s north ...