Viral for their good looks, blobfish are very unique. They do not have a swim bladder, full skeleton, muscles or scales.

By working together, we can ensure their survival. Whale floating near the surface. Image via Shulman at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The largest blue whale is an iconic ...

Just a short drive from downtown Rockport, Halibut Point State Park offers a different perspective on Cape Ann’s rugged ...

This humble hamlet sits at the intersection of several ecological wonders – where ancient redwoods tower like nature’s skyscrapers, wild Roosevelt elk graze in misty meadows, and the mighty Pacific ...

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

A new study by Trevor Branch, a professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, suggests a hypothesis to explain why ...

Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still plenty we don’t know about them. One particularly confounding mystery ...

But across various blue whale populations, high pregnancy rates of 33–50% annually seem to contradict the average 3.1% rate of sightings of blue whales involving mother-calf pairs.

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.