Scientists have identified two unknown circoviruses in short-finned pilot whales and orcas living in the Caribbean region of the North Atlantic Ocean ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

Six whales have died on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island following a mass stranding and volunteers are racing against time to get 15 others that are still alive back to the sea. Some 55 ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The viruses were found using advanced genetic sequencing of archived samples, ...

A study suggests menopause gives an evolutionary advantage to some whales. The findings could offer clues about menopause in humans.

Over the next seven years, the U.S. Navy estimates its ships will injure or kill just two whales in collisions as it tests and trains in Hawaiian waters, and it concluded those exercises won’t ...

A collaborative team of researchers (that includes students and senior researchers at Arizona State University (ASU), Coastal Carolina University, The University of the South in the US and researchers ...

Home to scenic cities like Porto, Aveiro and Lisbon, Portugal has earned widespread acclaim for its eye-catching architecture and rich cultural heritage—but it’s not just humans that call this country ...

The leading explanation is known as the Grandmother Hypothesis. It envisions that women stop reproducing so they can help raise their grandchildren, an appealing story of continuity and care. This ...

A pod of Hawai’i short-finned pilot whales below the surface. Credit: HIMB Marine Mammal Research Program Short-finned pilot whales are the ghosts of the Hawaiian coast. They often appear briefly at ...

An aerial view of Hawai’i short-finned pilot whales at the surface. (Credit: UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology MMRP) For the first time, scientists have calculated a detailed “energetic budget” ...