The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...

Imagine one morning, you are deciding whether to drive to work or catch the train. Eventually, you decide to drive. On your way to the office, a squirrel crosses the road leaving you no time to react, ...

Infrasonic sounds are sound waves with frequencies lower than 20 Hz, which is below the range of human hearing.

Wild animals often give clear warning signs before they feel threatened enough to attack. Understanding these signals can ...

You can see the joyfulness in them, so the fact that these animals are struggling for reasons really associated with actions by humans is devastating.” ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. A ...

Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...

Analysis - Competitive swimmers know that swimming underwater causes less drag resistance than swimming at the surface. Splashing around making waves isn't the most efficient way to swim. Any energy ...

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...

Cruel Jaws, Orca, and Dark Tide are among the worst shark and horror movies that ripped off Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws.