When tourists travel to Seattle, it’s common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound. It’s an ...

Orcas are now targeting boats with a level of precision that’s difficult to dismiss as random. They approach quietly, strike the rudder — the most critical point — and return again and again. This ...

Scientific analysis of "cannibal" killer whales might seem shocking at first glance, but it might also indicate that our ...

Some animals have been observed to kill prey but not eat it – which is known as surplus killing. Meet the creatures that take ...

When somebody gets the thrill of seeing an orca in northwest waters, that whale is almost always well known. Scientists have probably given it a number and documented its family tree, perhaps even its ...

There’s an episode in Season 1 of Stranger Things, where the science teacher explains to the kids how to travel to another dimension (the Upside Down) using a paper plate. The teacher draws a ...

Blue whale calves are huge at birth but still vulnerable, and orca attacks on them are rare, high-risk events that require coordinated pod hunting. Mothers defend calves by positioning their massive ...

Photo of a large blue whale with bright light on a black background. Insulation.© ARomadov/Shutterstock.com Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A ...

Killer whales are widely considered the ocean’s ultimate predators, occupying the very top of the marine food web. Yet new evidence suggests that the greatest threat to some killer whales may come ...

“The Russian whale researcher Sergey Fomin with one of the two torn-off killer whale fins that have been found on Bering Island. This one was found in 2022 and likely comes from a young male. It is 47 ...