The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

The ocean has a definite top predator. Sharks dominate discussions, in part due to their fearsome hunting abilities, and in ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales — a tradition that ...

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

Virgin Islands National Park preserves a large swath of island and ocean ecosystems, full of beautiful and diverse wildlife.

The smallest mammals on Earth prove that survival, agility, and a voracious appetite have nothing to do with scale.

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Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to ...

Marineland's crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas, a fired beluga trainer says.