Ancient Brazilian communities hunted whales earlier than previously thought, using advanced technologies. The discovery reshapes views of early maritime societies and provides new ecological insights.

Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling ...

Marine scientists have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the world’s oceans as blue whale vocalizations have dropped dramatically over the past decade. The alarming decline, documented through ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains dolphins, porpoises, and whales), but one surpasses them all. Meet the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their ...