The “mighty” new prehistoric whale species was about 40 feet long based on the fossilized bones. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI ...

Rice’s whale is the only baleen whale species that lives year round in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in the continental ...

Carrying and looking after young is a demanding task, and bigger, longer females have more stored fat to tap for the job. The ...

Waters off California, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Hawaii saw a sharp rise in whale entanglements part of a nationwide ...

Over 60% of whale sharks in Indonesia are scarred, most by boats and fishing platforms. Scientists say simple changes to gear ...

While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, where little is understood about pods that swim ...

Long baleen whale mothers are more likely to have female calves than males, according to a new study led by the University of ...