Video captured at sea has shown a killer whale doing something scientists have only rarely been able to document: attacking a ...

Dive into the ocean with the majestic blue whale — the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Why is a blue whale ...

A first-of-its-kind study looks at how sharks react to the sounds of surfing, swimming and kayaking — and whether certain ...

Basking sharks are not just drifting long-distance travelers relying on stored energy. Satellite tags reveal they likely feed ...

Orcas have been filmed using a newly discovered teamwork strategy to smash giant sunfish into thousands of pieces, leaving ...

By cannibalizing their siblings in the womb or avoiding meat-eating pliosaurs, fearsome carnivores like the megalodon ...

Australian Institute of Marine Science Researchers are sharing new discoveries about the world's largest fish after attaching cameras to whale sharks in order to capture their behavior deep below the ...

"For all living things, getting a nourishing meal with the least amount of effort is a key to survival," a Harvard University professor said.

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California were recorded using a coordinated “ram-to-fragment” technique on dead sharp-tail sunfish. One orca held the carcass steady while another struck it at high speed, ...

"Don't play with your food" is a rule orcas don't seem to follow. Off the shores of Cabo San Lucas, Kathryn Ayres, a scientist at the ocean-health nonprofit Beneath The Waves, saw a surprising orca ...

Submitted by the SeaDoc Society. From mercury and cadmium to selenium and zinc, the elements that accumulate in an animal’s body can offer valuable clues about its health and the environment it ...