A trio of gray whales were spotted traveling off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Wednesday, February 11.Mauricio Tassara, who operates under the Instagram handle @empty_drone, ...

A new study found that neurotoxins in whales pose risks to Native whale-hunting communities. Arctic whales are ingesting higher levels of toxic algae as warming waters create more suitable conditions ...

"We often think of plants as the lungs of the planet. Animals are the circulatory system." Scientists make incredible discovery after studying whale urine: 'We soon realized that was only part of the ...

The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated species.

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other ...

According to a new “surprising” study, Arctic whales dove in synchrony despite being separated by over 60 miles. Photo from NOAA It turns out, synchronized diving isn’t just for humans. Bowhead whales ...

As with any animal, the biology of the gray whale relies on its environment: the places where it can rest, breed and feed. For the gray whale, for thousands of years, that has been the West Coast of ...

The long, spiral tusks of narwhals could be used by these Arctic whales to stun or even kill prey, according to wildlife researchers who have spied on these elusive creatures using drones. They ...

New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm whales as indicator species. Samples showed that 4 percent of the ...

'This is really unusual from what we've been tracking' ...

It turns out, synchronized diving isn’t just for humans. Bowhead whales in the Arctic Ocean also sync up their dives — except they’re able to do so while dozens of miles apart from each other, new ...