World Whale Day is celebrated on 15th February honouring ancient ocean giants. Some whale species grow over 30 meters long ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California coast could soon become safer for migrating whales. For more than a decade, a program called Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies has worked with shipping companies to ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The California coast could soon become safer for migrating whales. For more than a decade, a program called Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies has worked with shipping ...
From the California coast, you can see a lot of surfers. It's not so easy to see a blue whale. "There's probably only 10,000 in the entire world," marine biologist Nancy Black said. However, at UC ...
Federal officials are investigating after a whale was found dead on the bow of a container ship that was docked at a South Jersey port on the Delaware River. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said it ...
Its appetite hinges on nutrient-rich krill swarms, so climate shifts that shrink krill threaten energy reserves and migration. Read on to discover the 12-inch-thick throat muscles and a 90-second gulp ...
The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) isn’t just one of the strangest-looking creatures in the ocean, it also holds some of its most jaw-dropping records. Known for its flowing, colorful ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...
When Stephen Kesler first designed his “Out of the Blue” sculpture that now looms over Salt Lake City’s 9th and 9th neighborhood, he had no idea how big an effect the artwork, known as “the whale,” ...
A chance encounter at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has led to the restoration of a long-time, massive display of a blue whale skeleton display at the university. Forty-six years ago, a ...
2025 has been a big whale tourism season in Timor-Leste; operators were fully booked during the peak season of September to December. But increasingly aggressive practices fueled by competition ...