Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals. While their ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The megalodon, this extinct giant of the seas, may not have been the stocky colossus we thought. A new study suggests that ...

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Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

Experts have said the prehistoric predator the Megaladon was a ‘sleeker’ creature than the one portrayed in the 2018 movie, where a beast akin to a great white shark wrought havoc in the ocean. Using ...

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Canadian pension fund investment manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has agreed to buy Quebec-based renewables developer Innergex Renewable Energy for CA$10bn ($7bn). Innergex ...

New video appears to show a humpback whale briefly swallowing a kayaker before releasing him. NBC News' George Solis has more on the moment that has gone viral. Feb. 14, 2025 ...

Medics monitored the calf until it passed away. The BDMLR said there was no humane way to euthanise an animal of that size. In 2019, a sperm whale died after it became stranded on the Isle of Harris.