A true titan of the ocean, the Blue Whale reigns as the largest and most powerful creature on Earth. With its immense size, ...

In 2021, the first full year of Whale Safe’s operation in the Santa Barbara Channel, there were no recorded whale-ship interactions in the area, which Dr. McCauley called an encouraging sign.

Blue whales are listed as endangered, according to NOAA. Pre-industrial hunting decimated their populations and now there are only between 10,000 and 25,000 left.

Blue whale season is underway in San Diego, drawing locals and tourists alike to one tour company who had a hand in NBC's newest nature documentary.

He said he paddled along the giant blue whale for an entire hour. He added that his fear was overshadowed by excitement to be in the presence of the amazing creature.

Newly discovered ancient whale may have been heaviest animal ever 00:34. There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title ...

The largest dataset of cetacean genes ever collated has helped Flinders University scientists deep dive into the blue to fathom the triumph of baleen whale evolution. The new study, published in ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

A lifesize two-tonne pilot whale, made of rubber, is helping to train groups of marine rescue volunteers in Gwynedd. The course in Barmouth is being run with groups involved in rescuing seals and ...

According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the largest animal in the world is the Antarctic blue whale. It can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretch an astonishing 98 feet in length.

The skeletal remains of a blue whale are arranged inside a Newport storage facility, March 23, 2023. Brian Bull/KLCC That won’t be too difficult, as Dinosaur Valley Studios also builds movie props.

At 5-10 nautical miles away, detecting a blow at this range indicated that it could only be a blue or fin whale. Heide made the call and the crew changed course.