Weligama, Mirissa and Galle, towns on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, are a haven for tourism, hosting surfers and marine ...

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

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

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

Blue whale mother and calf swimming together in Gulf of California in Baja, Mexico (Diane Gendron/Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas) A new study, published in the journal Endangered ...

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

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

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

Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...