Only two births of a blue whale have ever been recorded. Mother and calf pairs are also sighted much more rarely than might be expected. The reason, new research suggests, has to do with where and ...

The show, narrated by Tom Hanks, offers glimpses of critters large and small. And capturing that footage is no small feat.

The research found some whales — including humpbacks, bowhead, blue and fin whales — adhere to two linguistic laws: Menzerath's Law and Zipf's Law of Abbreviation. Put simply, both laws mean ...

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Footage has captured the “magic” moment a rare type of whale known to frequent icier waters swam by a Sydney ferry over the public holiday. People could be heard marvelling in the video as the ...

A 'whale-watcher' who was found alive after 67 days adrift at sea is facing jail over the deaths of his nephew and brother on the voyage. Mikhail Pichugin, 45, spent over two months in an ...

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PORTSMOUTH — Plans have been filed for Walrus & Whale, a new restaurant and bar, to take over the space formerly occupied by The Dolphin Striker, which operated for 47 years. The restaurant ...

A FARTING whale is thought to have sparked fears that Russian drones were targeting UK nuclear subs. The suspected blow-offs were picked up twice by Navy sensors scanning the area for signs of ...

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...