One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

Discover 10 lesser-known facts about the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Learn about its diet, communication, ...

There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

The super-low, super-loud songs of flight species like blue and fin whales are the perfect tool: they can attract a female ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

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

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

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 ...

A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...