Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

One moment they were paddling across calm ocean waters, and the next, they were plunged into darkness — inside a humpback ...

Baleen whales undertake some of the longest migrations of any mammal, traveling thousands of miles between nutrient-rich feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas. Southern Hemisphere humpback ...

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long ... Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name ...

A recent study by Stony Brook University postdoctoral fellow Mason Youngblood revealed the complex efficiency of whale ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalised less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems ...

The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display ...

In the Southern Ocean, blue whale populations are still greatly reduced after intense hunting in the 20th century. “ Both ...

The ocean absorbs nearly a third of the world ... and Google artificial intelligence researchers to parse humpback whale songs from background noise. Ryan and his colleagues analyzed data ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...