After months of analysis, scientists have confirmed the beached sperm whale that washed up on a Hilton Head beach died of starvation. The ultimate reason the whale starved remains an open question, ...

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Gray whales are everywhere in Depoe Bay. They’re on T-shirts and mugs and incorporated into the signs of whale-themed businesses along the main drag. There’s a whale museum and even a whale watching ...

The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and the water Riley Black - Science Correspondent The first whales were ...

Lore of the ghostly whale skeleton, Bake-kujira, reveals an ominous twist of the marine giants. Lore of the ghostly whale skeleton, Bake-kujira, brings an ominous twist to stories of the revered ...

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented behavior among marine mammals. This suggests a deeper social and cultural ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Six gray whales have died in and around the San Francisco Bay over the past week, bringing the total number of whales that have washed up this year to 15, according to the California ...

Necropsy response efforts to figure out what is going on has been “challenging.” Six gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay area in just the past week alone, bringing the total number of ...

The whale, named Calvin, had "severe entanglement wounds" when scientists last saw her Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in ...

Over the last few weekends, as I’ve been watching my granddaughter, I’ve been indoctrinated into the Octonauts. They’re a team of creature marine biologists and aquatic explorers who teach us quite a ...