Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goose-beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) hold the record for deepest dive of any marine mammal, and researchers hope that ...

Right on the very first day of our whale safari, guide Jeff drives us to despair. Up until now, we were all patiently looking ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes as a 15-foot ...

Deep below the ocean surface off the coast of Louisiana, some goose-beaked whales forage near the seafloor. New acoustic tracking shows that during dives exceeding about 3,200 feet (1,000 meters), ...

Being able to swim with majestic, highly intelligent, 40-foot-long, 40-ton sperm whales in the open ocean close to the lush island of Dominica is not new. In fact, there are roughly 200 resident ...

Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale​ mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.

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The ultra-stable properties of the proteins that allow deep-diving whales to remain active while holding their breath for up to two hours could help Rice University biochemist John Olson and his ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 14, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. In 2022, nearly every member country of the United Nations pledged to protect at least 30% ...

An adult pilot whale needs about 142 squid a day to meet its energy requirements, according to a new University of Hawaii study. Hawaii’s population of pilot whales is unique because they do not ...

India is bordered by the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean, which makes it a hub for diverse underwater ...