Scientists noted that further research will highlight the path forward. Scientists make alarming discovery about ...

An international research team, led by Dr. Samuel Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo, has uncovered an “exceptional” ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.

Fragment of projectile point from the cave site of Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), made of bone from right whale or bowhead whale, dated to 17,300-16,700 years before present, curated at the ...

KILLER whales have been spotted giving gifts to humans in “extremely unusual” behaviour, baffled scientists say. Dozens of instances of orcas approaching humans with offerings have ...

A popular theory is that a dead whale buried on a South Carolina beach led to two shark bites in June. Two experts weigh in ...

Whale song recording (2017) Operation Cetaces, 916 KB (download) Close analysis of whale song revealed statistical structures similar to those found in human language. Credit: Operation Cetaces × ...

Jono Allen tells PEOPLE exclusively about his mesmerizing career as an underwater photographer, and how one ocean dive with ...

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use objects to make tools. While the bubble nets that humpback whales use to catch ...

Whales have inspired rich histories of storytelling. From the stories told by the Haida in the Pacific Northwest about sǵaana, whales that move between the human and spirit worlds, to those told in ...