There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

Beaked whales can dive 2,000 metres below the ocean's surface. Why and how do they do it? Around 2,000 metres below the surface, the water is freezing, black and seemingly impenetrable. No light ...

Whales are accomplished divers. The deepest whale dive recorded so far was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. A 2014 study used satellite-linked tags to follow the dives of eight beaked whales off the ...

Whenever I hear the term whale, all I remember is the movie “In the heart of the sea”, a real-life story based in the early 1800s wherein the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket with a 20 ...

"One hundred percent of plastic marine debris tested have either similar or stronger acoustic target strengths compared with that of whale prey items," the authors report in a paper appearing online ...

This guide offers numerous activities for people to consider, such as fishing, scuba diving, kayaking and whale watching, as well as the various rules, regulations and guidelines the public must ...

Hundreds of students got an up-close and personal look inside a 40-foot whale replica on Monday. The Whalemobile and an expert whale researcher visited seven city schools to provide students with ...