California whale watchers spotted friendly male sperm whales during a recent expedition. The sighting is significant, as the species is seldom seen in the area. The "bro-bond" activity is also rare, ...

For years, a strange, repetitive clicking sound pulsed through the deep Pacific. It was heard again and again on hydrophones anchored to the seafloor or trailing behind research ships. Scientists gave ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — In a paper published this week, researchers shared evidence indicating Southern Resident orca whales may not only use tools, but they are fashioning them to complete a specific ...

Researchers captured what they believed was the first-ever footage of a humpback whale calf nursing from its mother underwater, taken off the eastern coast of Australia in September. This footage ...

A research trip along the coast of Baja California, Mexico, led to a world first. Scientists from Oregon State University and the U.S. military's Naval Information Warfare Center were aboard the ...