Scientists have observed two Rice’s whales off the coast of Corpus Christi, an unusual sighting of the endangered species in ...

A roughly 10-meter-long whale fossil on permanent display at a Gunma Prefecture museum has turned out to be a new species of ...

It's the first time they've been seen in these warm seas since 1966, and it's a wonderful milestone in a long and perhaps ...

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery.

Baleen whales are the largest animals to have ever roamed our planet and as top predators play a vital role in marine ecosystems. To communicate across vast distances and find each other ...

Dead humpback whales are becoming a more common sighting in coastal locations up and down the east coast of the United States ...

In a world-first, scientists had a "conversation" with a whale. Now, researchers are trying to find out what they are ...

Feb. 21, 2024 — The iconic baleen whales, such as the blue, gray and humpback whale, depend on sound for communication in the vast marine environment where they live. Now researchers have for ...

The secret to how baleen whales – the largest mammals to have ever lived – sing to each other underwater lies in their unique voice box, scientists have found. Researchers have discovered ...

These massive creatures also play an important role in our ecosystem. Fourteen species of baleen whales are instrumental in moving carbon, nitrogen and iron through the ocean, a 2021 study in Nature ...

Baleen whales are at the top of the food chain, notes Blakeman, which means they play a really important role in the ecosystem. "They're an indicator for those of us studying the health of ocean ...