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

Experts speculate that orcas may be playing when they ram boats so hard they sink—a phenomenon that’s mostly been documented ...

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

In some whales, males compete for access to mates, but the advantage of being big may be more consistent for females.

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 ...

I n 1984, a team of scientists were studying a group of dolphins and whales at the National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF). During their research, staff had started to notice weird, human-like noises ...

Ecologists are increasingly tapping into artificial intelligence to help aid conservation, but many are grappling with how to ...