Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Research results show that the 10th annual season of Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS) in 2024 reduced the ...

Chaucer's Books will host local children’s author Robin Yardi for a reading of her latest book for kids “I Am the Whale,” 2 p ...

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the ...

New findings suggest the evolution and behavior of at least some baleen whales has been significantly shaped by fear of orca attack.

New research has shown that whales ferry substantial quantities of nutrients for thousands of miles in their urine and other ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather ... However, when krill numbers declined again, blue whales, which feed exclusively on krill, sang less.

The finding indicates whale songs could serve as a barometer for their overall health, the study said. ‘It is a window into their lives.’ ...

In contrast, blue whales only eat krill, and detection of their songs plummeted with large decreases in krill abundance. Our analysis of blue whale skin revealed they were foraging over a larger ...