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

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the ...

Blue whales — the planet’s largest animal — subsist on tiny crustaceans called krill. As populations of this food source ...

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

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

By Ali Reza Ghasemi The 10th season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) Program in 2024 achieved impressive environmental results: It reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to ...

New findings suggest the evolution and behavior of at least some baleen whales has been significantly shaped by fear of orca attack.

Blue and fin whales richly fill out a bass ... From this biologically rich foraging habitat, the whales migrate long distances each year to breeding habitats at lower latitudes.

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

Blue whales — the planet’s largest animal — subsist on tiny crustaceans called krill. As populations of this food source recovered from the marine heat wave, detections of blue whale singing ...