Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

With more than 300 sunny days each year, Santa Barbara has been dubbed the “American Riviera.” Visitors and locals alike ...

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, director of the ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project in Palos Verdes, said the whale was spotted by Census volunteer Jean Huber, who lives in Manhattan Beach, at 7:30 ...

About seven years ago, footage began to circulate showing what was said to be the largest great white shark ever documented. Her name was Deep Blue and she spent much of her time at Mexico’s Guadalupe ...

When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something ...

Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

The once-booming population that passed California twice a year has cratered because of retreating sea ice. A new kind of ...

Residents and visitors in British Columbia have been experiencing a rare sight, thanks to a pod of killer whales engaging in ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The ...

The rapid expansion, over-exploitation and subsequent decline in whale stocks in the northern hemisphere in the 20th century ...

However, size alone doesn't make sperm whales immune to becoming prey themselves. Their main foes are killer whales, while ...