Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most ...

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Ten years ago, Dr. Virginia Andrews-Goff was riding the bowsprit of a six-meter boat, as a 30-meter, 120-ton Antarctic blue whale surfaced alongside.

Whales may be the biggest animals on Earth, but finding them in the vast open ocean isn't easy. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Antarctic blue whales, a critically endangered species, may be thriving off Antarctica, according to a new study. Photo from Robert Haverly, UnSplash For years, the icy waters off Antarctica have ...

Fin whales are the second largest species of whale on Earth, right behind the mammoth blue whale. Adults can grow up to 90 feet long, a little bigger than two school buses.

The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 feet in length. The underwater call of the sperm whale, the earth’s loudest, registers at 230 decibels.

Antarctic blue whales, the largest creatures on the planet, were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 20th century, researchers said. With populations believed to number in the low thousands ...

Before the 1930s, an estimated 40,000 blue whales were killed by whalers in South Georgia waters. Ms Martin said it took until 2020 for researchers to find the giant mammals in those waters again.

Antarctic blue whales, a critically endangered species, may be thriving off Antarctica, according to a new study. Photo from Robert Haverly, UnSplash For years, the icy waters off Antarctica have ...

For the first time, the satellite tracks of two Antarctic blue whales, tagged a decade ago in the lead-up to the ‘Whaling in the Antarctic’ court case, have been published in the open-access ...

Antarctic blue whales, a critically endangered species, may be thriving off Antarctica, according to a new study. Photo from Robert Haverly, UnSplash For years, the icy waters off Antarctica have ...