Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

File photo of a blue whale off the coast of Bandon, Oregon. An analysis from the University of Washington finds that blue and ...

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

One of the first cetaceans, Pakicetus, was a goat-sized creature that lived along the banks of lakes and rivers in ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.