Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

The world’s largest organism isn’t a blue whale. It is a colony of aspen trees in Utah’s Fishlake National Park. Scientists discovered through DNA testing that the 47,000 trees that make up this stand ...

The blue whale pushes the limits of what life can achieve. Powered by a heart that beats slowly but moves gallons of blood with each pulse, it thrives by consuming millions of krill each day. This ...

This traveling exhibition features a life-sized blue whale skeleton, a full-scale heart model, hands-on games, and interactive experiences.

A dead whale sinking to the ocean floor creates a unique deep-sea ecosystem.: this whale fall provides food for scavengers, then enriches sediments for other creatures. Finally, bacteria in bones ...

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is opening a new exhibit this weekend on blue whales, which are the planet's largest animals ever. The special exhibition on blue whales highlights ...

Whale biologist Carrie Newell spotted four blue whales feeding about 3 to 4 miles offshore from Depoe Bay, Oregon on June 27 — an exceptionally rare event in the state’s coastal waters. Newell, ...