“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

A photograph shared to Twitter on Aug. 23, 2022, by the science account Massimo claimed to show an enormous blue whale estimated to be nearly 100 feet long located near a boat. Video: It's NOT a small ...

You will find a wide and varied world full of life when you descend into the deep blue sea. Among the ocean’s inhabitants, whales and dolphins have a particular place in our hearts and fantasies. In ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover innovation within the green/blue industrial revolution. Scientists believe they have uncovered a new sub-species of blue ...

Blue whales and whale sharks, though both giants of the ocean and filter feeders, differ significantly. Blue whales, massive marine mammals, consume krill and face threats from human activities. Whale ...

Over the course of evolution, immense megafauna have roamed the lands or swum in the seas. The growth of these creatures early in their life is typically quite rapid. It has to be. They need to grow ...

One of Iceland’s richest men has hit back against claims his whaling company illegally killed a protected blue whale. “We have never caught a blue whale in our waters since they were protected,” ...