Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal ...

According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that ...

The continent is a massive ice block ... including the largest mammal ever known to exist on Earth, the blue whale. Amongst other places, the blue whale is native to the Southern Ocean, which ...

They are found on every continent and in every ocean, and range in size from tiny bumblebee bats to enormous blue whales. One reason for their success is the way they move. Mammals as a group use ...

Asked to choose, from all this fleet, the vessel to carry me on a month-long cruise in pursuit of blue whales, I would not have hesitated. As Flip Nicklin and I passed our gear up the trawler's ...

“This helps us to pinpoint where whales are most vulnerable,” said Robinson, who co-authored the study. “There's never really ...