In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

With 95,000 miles of coastline, the U.S. boasts amazing whale-watching destinations, with opportunities to see orcas, ...

A 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore near downtown Anchorage last weekend has become what one naturalist described as an ‘icy monument.” Emma Luck, an Alaska-based researcher and naturalist, shared ...

A UC San Diego professor’s morning paddle took an incredible turn when a massive whale surfaced just feet away, and his GoPro caught it all.

Whales can live for 50 to 75 years. But did you know that after they die, their decomposing bodies can support a whole community of organisms and other sea life for an additional 50 to 75 years? Whale ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...