This is the first time drone-based tagging has been employed for tracking the movements of pygmy blue whales.

This traveling exhibition features a life-sized blue whale skeleton, a full-scale heart model, hands-on games, and interactive experiences.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue whale swims near the coast of Sri Lanka. Studies from California to New Zealand have shown that certain whale species, such ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

The first clue sits in a museum drawer, not on a windswept Arctic shore. It is a whale bone, marked and shaped by human hands ...

A dead whale sinking to the ocean floor creates a unique deep-sea ecosystem.: this whale fall provides food for scavengers, then enriches sediments for other creatures. Finally, bacteria in bones ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Its appetite hinges on nutrient-rich krill swarms, so climate shifts that shrink krill threaten energy reserves and migration. Read on to discover the 12-inch-thick throat muscles and a 90-second gulp ...

There are multiple roadside lookouts along Leeuwin Road, but the standout vantage point is the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. From ...

SAN DIEGO — The whale sightings off the coast of San Diego have been incredible. People are getting videos of humpbacks, orcas and grey whales, but with the growth of this eco-tourism comes a warning.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...