The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

Swimming with whale sharks in Oslob, Philippines, the largest fish in the world, is a thrilling, once in a lifetime ...

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

In the fall, some right whales migrate from their northern feeding grounds down to the warmer waters off the United States’ ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

San Diego surfers encountered a rare ocean sunfish near shore! Discover why this majestic creature mistook the lineup for ...

The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan was developed in 1997 to reduce the level of serious injury and mortality of ...

Bernardo Quieroz, a manager at the Mercedes-Benz Oceanic Lounge, which led the tour, suspected it might be orcas. While filming the boat, he noticed three of the marine mammals swimming alongside the ...

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

A routine free dive off Mexico’s coast turned extraordinary when a Bryde’s whale surged through a sardine school metres from divers, capturing a rare underwater encounter on camera.

Four humpback whales have been discovered entangled in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear in Oregon this year.

Free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends had a close encounter with a Bryde's whale while observing a large ...