As humpback whales recover, older males are fathering more calves, revealing how whaling still shapes mating and competition ...
Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a new study finds. The newly-sighted cetaceans ...
The endangered whales that migrate along the NC coast could face new threats if the Trump administration rolls back seasonal speed rules for ships.
A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...
Nick Pyenson is the Curator of Fossil Marine mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. MSRLSI copy 39088019484302 Gift of Author. MSRLSI copy 39088019484302 Signed by ...
Whales are mighty. Blue whales, for example, aren’t only the largest animal on Earth, but as far as we know, they’re the largest animal that’s ever existed on Earth—and that includes dinosaurs.
A global study finds that everyday boat traffic can disrupt ocean animals like whales, sharks, and sea turtles - even without collisions.
The nearly 80-year-old disc resided in the archives of the the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for decades and may hold ...