However, almost all of the largest family by size, the baleen whales, are massive—and scientists have only recently ...

While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” its color is more a reflection of the water it swims in — its skin is actually ...

Biologists say the whale, believed to be a young female, was first reported Saturday lying on mudflats near a popular trail.

Scientists have worked out how some of the largest whales in the ocean produce their haunting and complex songs. Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that ...

WhaleX, though, is not the only project attempting to produce the perfect poo. The international Marine Biomass Regeneration ...

A team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare performed a necropsy on a minke whale carcass at the town of ...

Specifically, the population of humpback whales, which remain endangered in some parts of the world, appears to be increasing. These baleen whales have always traveled through the Bay Area, heading ...

Killer whales off Canada's Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that ...

Whales are cetaceans, as are porpoises and dolphins. There are two types of whales: toothed and baleen. Toothed whales include beluga, orca, and sperm whales. Since they have teeth, they hunt for ...