Imagine a world where enormous beasts clash beneath the waves, locked in a struggle for survival. Picture a creature as long ...

Whales can also help cycle nutrients in the ocean when they disturb the seabed as they feed. Gray whales ( Eschrichtius ...

The whale, which is male, was then found dead April 3. Minke whales are considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, and can grow to more than 26 feet long and weigh as much as ...

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia could turn what we know about the evolution of echidnas and platypuses on its head.

A Jupiter resident captured video of a humpback whale breaching close to shore in ... they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made of keratin that act like a sieve.

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel ... which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made of keratin that act like a sieve.

A 1,500-pound whale fossil was found along the Gaviota Coast. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History says the fossil is unique for how complete it is. Credit: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...