Explore the remarkable similarities and differences between sperm whales and giant squid, from size and behavior to diet and ...

New research published in Science of the Total Environment has raised alarm bells over the long-term health of marine species ...

New research reveals the significant risk New Zealand’s toothed whales and dolphins (odontocetes) face from human-made per- ...

In the animal kingdom, pregnancy rarely follows the rules, with many species being pregnant for a year or more.

Deep-sea whales and dolphins still display unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination in their bodies. Learn more.

PFAS discovered inside many whale and dolphin species, including deep divers, proving that pollution spreads widely and ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.

Early one morning in March 2010, Captain Gary Jarvis cast a heavyweight line into the Gulf of Mexico from the deck of his 57 foot charter boat, Backdown 2. The sun hadn’t yet risen. But bright white ...

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The sample included coastal animals such as bottlenose dolphins and offshore or deep-diving species such as beaked whales and sperm whales. For eight of these species—including Hector’s dolphin, which ...

From matriarchs who guide entire herds to queens that dominate their hives, the animal kingdom is full of powerful females ...