“The ancient DNA came to our rescue to secure the specimens’ true identity,” wrote Wooller and his colleagues. It also opened ...

Scientists are using drones to tag and monitor sperm whales in the waters off Dominica in the Caribbean, an area that hosts the world's first sperm whale reserve. Traditional tagging methods involved ...

Southern right whales are having fewer calves as sea ice shrinks. Scientists say this species may now be a warning sign of climate change.

The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt changes in marine ecosystems, for example, how species are distributed and ...

Humpback whales sometimes use this very intricate, very cool strategy to catch fish. It is called bubble-net feeding. As NPR's Nate Rott reports, a new study suggests the whales are teaching each ...