A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

You will find a wide and varied world full of life when you descend into the deep blue sea. Among the ocean’s inhabitants, whales and dolphins have a particular place in our hearts and fantasies. In ...

Whale watchers touring the coast of Cape May got a rare glimpse of a blue whale — the world's largest animal — during a wildlife research trip earlier this month. The sighting happened Sept. 12 on a ...

Cape Ann Whale Watch shared footage of the massive blue whale sighting Monday. One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare and giant blue whale, was seen off the coast of Massachusetts in a ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...

Researchers completed genomic research on carcasses of the largest animals that have ever lived to understand North Atlantic whale populations. By Darren Incorvaia Darren Incorvaia previously wrote ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When visiting the New Bedford Whaling Museum in southeastern ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source. As far as deep-sea ...