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

Analysis of blubber samples from 11 toothed whale species stranded on Japanese coasts identified over 300 organohalogen compounds, revealing species-specific accumulation profiles.

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Comprehensive screening analysis of organohalogen compounds in blubber samples of 11 toothed whale species stranded on Japanese coasts revealed species-specific accumulation profiles, with a total of ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

The Bermuda Post Office [BPO] issued its second commemorative stamp release of the year, saying this “stunning collection ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Humpback whales have been unveiled as the subject of the latest set of commemorative stamps, to be released this week. The ...

Like other mammals, whales are warm-blooded, which means their body temperature stays the same, even in cold water. They have a thick layer of fat under their skin. This fat, called blubber ...

The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.