The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue whales can grow, how they survive in the ocean, and what makes them such ...

Brownsdale Study Club opens its 102nd year with personal inspirations, local event updates, weekend-style daily tips and surprising animal facts at its Jan. 20 meeting.

Known as the “loneliest whale in the world” the mystery 52-hertz whale sings at a different frequency from other baleen ...

Fin, humpback, and minke whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence are eating more fish and less krill than they did in the past ...

This Central American gem is abounding in rugged terrain and rainforests. It’s the ultimate postcard destination with ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that this could explain the whales’ unusual activity – perhaps a wounded ...

Whales are mighty. Blue whales, for example, aren’t only the largest animal on Earth, but as far as we know, they’re the ...

Authorities have launched an investigation after a dead whale was found on the bow of a ship coming to port at a marine terminal in New Jersey over the weekend. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

Some days feel off in a hard-to-name way, even when nothing specific is wrong. That is often when small, grounding reminders are most helpful. Animals offer those moments without trying to teach a ...

New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.