Knowable Magazine reports that drones are revolutionizing whale research by safely collecting data and minimizing ...

Despite their underwater habitat, whales are mammals. Mammals are not solely terrestrial; some, including whales and dolphins, are fully aquatic the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology reports.

The researchers used drones carrying sterile petri dishes to capture droplets from the exhaled breath of humpback, fin and ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Sarah Fortune, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and her colleagues used drones and camera-equipped ...

Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...

Humpback whales blowing bubble rings may be a positive sign, researchers say. Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the ...

The fifth North Atlantic right whale calf of the season was spotted near Sullivan’s Island last week. The Lowcountry Marine ...

Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.

A whale carcass washed up on Pismo State Beach last week — and the cause of death is still unknown, according to the Marine Mammal Center. California State Parks rangers found the adult pygmy sperm ...