A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

Reviewed Work: Description of the Whale (Balænoptera musculus Auct.) in the Possession of the Society; with Remarks on the Classification of Fin Whales by Thomas Dwight, Jr. Review by: J. A. A.

Despite similar body shapes, balaenopterids range from the small common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), reaching approximately 7–8 m in length, to the largest mammal on Earth ...

The skull of a vaquita (Phocoena sinus), the world’s smallest cetacean, is pretty manageable, as it’s around the size of a melon. But the skull of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is more on the ...

With a call as loud as a large ship, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are among the noisiest creatures in the sea. For some seismologists who monitor earthquakes by recording seafloor vibrations, ...

Among baleen whales, blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are endangered due to twentieth century whaling, with different subspecies impacted at various levels. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

If Whale 52 is indeed a hybrid, its presence suggests that genetic intermingling among Balaenoptera musculus, as blues are known among scientists, and Balaenoptera physalus has been occurring for ...

A new dataset featuring hundreds of satellite images of whales has been published to support the development of artificial intelligence systems which will aid crucial conservation work. British ...