Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.

Despite their underwater habitat, whales are mammals. Mammals are not solely terrestrial; some, including whales and dolphins, are fully aquatic the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology reports.

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

Over the next seven years, the U.S. Navy estimates its ships will injure or kill just two whales in collisions as it tests ...

Knowable Magazine reports that drones are revolutionizing whale research by safely collecting data and minimizing ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...

A gray whale put on quite the show for a drone operator recently, with footage showing the marine mammal breaching off the ...

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this ...

If you’d like to witness this epic journey, the peak months for whale watching are January through May. If the weather is ...

The report shows improvement related to deaths but continued hearing loss and other injuries from some exercises.