Recently, ocean researchers discovered that the apex predators aren’t afraid of taking on equally formidable foes—great white sharks. Now, a study published on November 3 in the journal Frontiers in ...

A pod of killer whales has found a devastating tactic that helps them sink their teeth into energy-rich shark livers.

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it’s ...

Due to its vast size — stretching from Canada and Greenland in the north, to Mexico in the south — North America contains a ...

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea.

A pod of orcas were chased by a group of humpback whales off the coast of California, a whale watching company said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group of orcas was chased by humpback whales off the ...

A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...

A new study links underwater noise pollution with higher death rates and lower birth rates among killer whales. Noise pollution impacts marine life significantly, especially whales that rely on their ...

A group of humpbacks tried to stop orcas from hunting a sea lion off the coast of California, boaters said. Morgan Quimby Monterey Bay Whale Watch Humpback whales were spotted trying to stop orcas ...

In a remote bay on Australia’s coast, killer whales once joined forces with humans to hunt massive whales. What began as a chance encounter turned into a coordinated alliance built on trust, ...