As endangered southern resident killer whales fight for survival, federal funding cuts threaten the scientists working to save them.

Satellites detect and confirm the presence of tiny red plankton, Calanus finmarchicus, that feeds and protects North Atlantic ...

Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, ...

One prominent captain, Ryan Lawler of Newport Coastal Adventure and Pacific Offshore Expeditions, capitalized on a rare ...

Wild orcas are not known to attack humans, but that’s partly because most humans are sensible enough not to jump into the ...

The great white shark’s fearsome reputation has been shaped in part by films like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, which portray it as an unstoppable force of nature. Orcas, however, have earned their “killer ...