A blue whale swims near the coast of Sri Lanka. Studies from California to New Zealand have shown that certain whale species, such as blue whales, stop singing when heat waves disrupt their food ...

In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) investigated the disappearance of the iconic songs of blue whales in California’s central ...

Blue whales near the Seychelles were wiped out half a century ago by whaling. After sightings, scientists set up audio recording devices on the seafloor near the island nation. They found blue whales ...

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there ...

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

Dalhousie’s new marine biodiversity centre opens to the public this December, offering guests a chance to explore the ocean ...

Discovered by National Geographic's Manu San Félix, this 500-year-old coral the size of half a football field is changing how ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source. As far as deep-sea ...