Orcas are among the ocean’s top predators, yet there is only one well-documented attack on a human in the wild: in 1972, a surfer was bitten – probably because he was mistaken for a seal – but ...

Pygmy sperm whales have a bizarre defense mechanism that is volatile, but highly effective in blinding and deterring predators.

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, ...

Wondering what animals live in Mexico? This article showcases 40+ native Mexican animals from diverse species and the ...

Here’s to five days and four nights of swimming with whale sharks, swarms of sardine and sea turtles without the splurge.

A barnacle evolved into a parasite and drills into sharks in the deep waters of Norway to feed and survive in silence.

A widely publicized killer whale attack once seemed to explain why white sharks disappeared from a key aggregation site. Long-term tracking now suggests the reality is more nuanced. Killer whales (Orc ...

Since this new discovery, the title of "Earth's largest omnivore" has officially changed. The largest omnivore in the world has officially been changed and is now the whale shark. Historically, the ...

A juvenile great white shark was captured off the coast of Spain, leading researchers to investigate further and confirm the species’ rare but ongoing presence in the Spanish Mediterranean. On April ...

A female humpback whale who washed ashore in Newport Beach was washed back out to sea, but scientists were able to gather a wealth of information.

For the first time, scientists filmed a massive shark cruising through near freezing Antarctic waters, where sharks were thought absent. What else could be hiding in the ocean’s coldest depths?

A newly examined prehistoric shark, Bavariscyllium, challenges long-held beliefs about shark evolution, revealing a much more complex history than previously thought.