Whales eat a variety of ocean life, depending on what species you mean. Some have teeth and swallow prey whole while others filter through baleen.

The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. But now a new species threatens to steal the crown, and upends what we ...

Move over, blue whale. You've been demoted. Scientists have discovered what they say could be the heaviest animal that ever lived on Earth: a gigantic ancient whale that may have been two to three ...

Newly discovered ancient whale may have been heaviest animal ever There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have ...

The whale has been in the area for a couple of days now and was seen on two different whale watching trips. Are blue whales common in Massachusetts?

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.

A clever new study shows that blue whales lean on their memory to guide their epic migrations.

Passengers on a whale watch off Cape Ann were treated to the rare sight last week of the world’s largest animal species. Staff with Cape Ann Whale Watch wrote on Facebook that during an ...

Whale watchers got a rare view of the world's largest mammal when they saw a blue whale off the coast of Cape May.

Move over, blue whales. There could be a new heavyweight champ in town. Fossilized vertebrae and ribs from a newly discovered ancient whale suggest that it could have outweighed modern blue whales ...

A crew with Alberta, Canada-based Dinosaur Valley Studios recently power-washed the remains, before transporting them to Canada for finishing.

An eye-catching animation ricocheted across Twitter this week, showing the struggles of a single blue whale as it tried to avoid crowds of shipping vessels in the Corcovado Gulf. The animation ...