The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales – species like humpbacks that filter tiny organisms from seawater for food. In the 20th century ...

A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up ...

Humpback whales use memory and ocean cues to guide migration, but climate change may disrupt this strategy, warns researchers ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the longest migration of any mammal,” says Roman. “So they connect areas close to ...

In the summer, adult whales feed at high latitudes—like Alaska, Iceland, and Antarctica)—putting on tons of fat, chowing down on krill and herring. According to recent research, North Pacific humpback ...

10. Portland: Cape Bridgewater, Portland Harbour and Portland Whale Viewing Platform are the top spots in Portland for ...