Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

A new study has found that whale songs can act as a barometer for the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems.

There are over 90 whale species. Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales.

A complete carcass of a fin whale was discovered off the coast of Yilan County, the first time the world’s second-largest marine mammal has been discovered in its entirety near Taiwan, the Taiwan ...

Its largest settlement is the picturesque town of Tobermory, famous for its colourful waterfront. But beyond its ...

Let’s take a closer look! Humpback whales are a significant member of the Rorqual family, a group of baleen whales, but they are not the largest; the blue whale holds that title. These ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue, fin and humpback whales that cruise the coast during their annual migrations.

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...