A dense pool of warm water dubbed ‘The Blob’ drove unprecedented temperature increases in the Pacific Ocean, affecting the ...

Blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, are falling eerily silent across vast stretches of the Pacific and Southern ...

The rich social interaction and highly evolved brains of some whales are linked in a kind of evolutionary feedback loop, a newly published paper suggests. The research, largely done at the ...

A new report is shedding light on the impact humans have on whale populations the waters of Atlantic Canada and how it’s hurting struggling species. Researchers from the U.S.-based Northeast Fisheries ...

They found that whales with the most complex forms of social interaction – which includes learning from elders, social hierarchies, co-operation and play – tend to live in mid-sized groups of ...

A humpback whale jumps out of the water off the coast of Brazil in June 2024. New research suggests that whale communication shares structural parallels with human language.

MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive. In 2021 ...

The California blue whale population has rebounded to near historical levels, proof that conservation measures are working, says a study released Friday by the University of Washington. The whales ...

The rich social interaction and highly evolved brains of some whales are linked in a kind of evolutionary feedback loop, a newly published paper suggests. The research, largely done at the University ...

In the bulk of cases, about 75 per cent, the death couldn't be determined, but 60 whales were confirmed to have died from human interactions, including fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes.