The Nazca lived between 100 B.C. and A.D. 800 in what scientists call a tropical desert. Yet just offshore, the sea teemed ...

A remarkable artifact has surfaced in the world of archaeology: a 1,600-year-old ceramic vessel in the shape of a Humboldt ...

This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was ...

Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late? In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat ...

NOAA Fisheries NOAA says shipboard whale alert technology will be vital to maintaining the tiny population of Rice’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico as oil and gas development booms.

A white humpback whale, a seldom seen ocean dweller, recently made an appearance off the coast of Australia, video footage shows. Photographer Chris Prestidge spotted the young marine mammal along ...

A pod of orcas was spotted off the California coast. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June ...

The number of gray whales migrating along the California coast has plummeted again this year, dropping to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to federal officials.

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk ...

Killer whales appear to craft their own tools One group uses kelp stalks as exfoliating brushes Photograph: Center for Whale Research/NMFS/NOAA Permit 27038 Jun 23rd 2025 | 3 min read ...