Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

A new study led by Griffith University researchers has found that current risk assessments of vessel strikes on large whales, ...

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a ...

An unusual whale has been spotted off the coast of Spain, and the shape of its body has intrigued scientists. Initially, they ...

An unusual whale has been spotted off the coast of Spain, intriguing scientists with its body shape. Initially, it was ...

Headlines announcing the arrival of a possible Russian spy dolphin soon circulated around the world as the beluga (dubbed ...

As research over the past several decades has shown, whales play a critical role in bolstering ocean ecosystems. Many whale ...

The Sea World marine rescue crew has recorded 42 whale entanglements off the coast of Qld and NSW this year. A marine scientist is using tracking devices to monitor behaviour changes in the ...

Here’s how election-betting markets work and what they can tell us about the outcome of the race. Photo Illustration: Jeremy Shuback The man who is betting more than $30 million on a Donald ...

Marine biologists are inching closer to understanding the ins and outs of sperm whale communication. But in order to decode what the cetaceans are saying, they must first need to find them and ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and are known for their extreme diving abilities. They often go down to 3,000 feet in search of squid, their primary food source. These dives can last ...

Today, a research team has proposed a new reinforcement learning framework with autonomous drones to find sperm whales and predict where they will surface.