There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.

How do whales impact the environment? The answer might surprise you. A visiting speaker at Utah State University explains his ...

Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the ...

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

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

Cameras mounted on the backs of humpbacks off Australia’s coast offer insights into the relationship between the whales and the fish that hitchhike on them.

Right whales, still recovering from intensive whale hunting, have added a few more individuals to their small population.

At first Karen Duncan thought she spotted a dolphin while having breakfast with her husband at Manasquan Inlet. A closer look ...

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little attention ...

Scientists in Madeira study the impacts of plastics on whales and dolphins. Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its ...

Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...