Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been sighted along the San Diego coastline, signaling the beginning of the blue whale watching season.

Woodside's controversial North West Shelf gas extension has been granted approval by the federal government, subject to ...

An insider's guide to Alaska's Inside Passage, including where to stay and eat, what to do, and the best time to visit.

Resources giant Woodside is facing renewed legal threats after being granted approval to continue operating a massive gas ...

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Why should we read children's nonfiction animal books? Teaching kids about animals is akin to teaching colors and numbers.

Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow ...

Ancient scavengers of the beached beasts turned their bones into implements that spread across a large area, researchers say.

The most gigantic animal that has ever lived is the amazing blue whale. Watch this fascinating video revealing all kinds of facts about this massive creature, including just how large blue whales can ...

Off California, a North Pacific right whale, one of fewer than 50 in U.S. waters, lingered near a research boat for 20 minutes, giving scientists a close look at this rare species. Anglers in Honduras ...

Whales have surprised scientists and spectators alike with bold appearances. This list of stories includes a killer whale teaching session off British Columbia, a fin whale in Massachusetts performing ...

The massive megalodon was not hunting only large marine mammals such as whales as researchers widely thought, a new study of ...