“Whale populations were cut back by commercial whaling by more than two thirds, with some species like Antarctic blue whales reduced by 99 percent. By restoring these populations, we can restore ...

The primary factors behind the decline are US President Donald Trump’s tariff war and the Federal Reserve’s pause on interest rate cuts ... in the whale ratio (marked in blue) suggests ...

In the instance of the blue whale, more than 50 orcas were involved in the chase. The whales’ most dangerous predator, however, is humans. We’ll discuss that in detail below. Like humans and other ...

The ropes can cut off blood flow to body parts ... “Look at that,” he said with excitement in one video of a blue whale breaching the surface nearby. While he was out on the ocean last ...

"Allison (Cluett) worked as a physical scientist who helped NOAA understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts," write Heather Welch, Allison Cluett and Matt Koller in a Guest ...

Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...

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 ...

It turns out, whale pee is nothing to pooh-pooh. The marine giants’ urine serves a vital role in ecosystems by moving tons of nutrients across vast ocean distances, according to new research.

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

Whale urine helps move nutrients thousands of miles across the ocean in a “conveyer belt,” according to a new study. Photo from Venti Views, UnSplash It turns out, whale pee is nothing to pooh ...