Marine scientists and federal first responders recovered a dead gray whale floating underneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday. After unusually early sightings of gray whales in January, the death ...

A Southern California-based photographer on Saturday captured a stunning image showing that even "small" humpback whales can be made to appear massive. But the image Delaney Trowbridge shared via ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales (all mammals) are larger. The ...

Plastic pollution has claimed another victim. This time it's a rare pygmy sperm whale off the coast of Honduras. The incident highlights how throwaway items can have consequences far beyond our daily ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...