A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Research Reveals Whales Evolved in Three Rapid Phases, Their Ancestors Crawled Out of the Sea 400 Million Years Ago A recent research revealed a remarkable story of whale evolution—how these ...

Archaeocetes: An extinct group of early cetaceans that are considered the ancestors of modern whales, including both baleen and toothed species. Dental filter-feeding: A feeding strategy where ...

The findings revealed that different species of whales respond variably to seismic surveys, with small odontocetes (toothed whales) showing the most pronounced avoidance behavior. This suggests ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

"We watch them from our pool — eating insects, mating and all sorts of things that you just don't observe with the smaller, local, more retiring species." The six-toothed rainbow skink is native ...

1. The colossal squid is the planet’s largest squid, mollusc, and invertebrate (by mass) -- yet it isn’t without its own ...

Jan. 13, 2025 — Ecologists have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the Sulphur-crested cockatoos and the ... Asteroid Impact Sulfur ...

The research found bite wounds on the shark were consistent with liver extractions of white sharks by killer whales near South Africa. Predation on other shark species has been observed ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central ...