Despite their underwater habitat, whales are mammals. Mammals are not solely terrestrial; some, including whales and dolphins, are fully aquatic the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology reports.

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that whales evolved from aquatic creatures as the oceans warmed and became more ...

The oceans are thought to be where life started but about 50-million years ago, something incredible happened: some mammals found their way back into the water. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing one of the largest marine oil spills ever. In the aftermath of the disaster, whale scientist Iain Kerr traveled to the ...

The appearance of a northern bottlenose whale in London caused a huge stir and was watched by millions.

Thanks to a new sampling technique, scientists can now monitor whale health in a non-invasive way. While this development is ...

Footage from Gone Whale Watching San Diego shows Fin the rescue dog getting close to two wild humpback whales while out with ...

Far off the New England coast, one of Earth’s rarest mammals is surviving on a food source so small it usually slips past ...