Free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends had a close encounter with a Bryde's whale while observing a large ...

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their ...

Have you ever imagined how magnificent it would be if you find yourself paddling above the water and you witness a glorious blue whale swimming right beside you? It would be a spectacular sight, but ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species. There ...

The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They aren't just the biggest animals in the world today, but the biggest known to ...

A chance encounter at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has led to the restoration of a long-time, massive display of a blue whale skeleton display at the university. Forty-six years ago, a ...

Discover the key differences between dolphins and whales, including their size, body structure, feeding habits, social ...

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...