Animals can be a human’s best friend — or worst enemy. For every Free Willy, Old Yeller, Air Bud, or Beethoven, there are animal attack movies featuring everything from avian assaults (The Birds) and ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.

Ireland’s water quality suffers from high nitrate levels, warns EPA; Social Democrats call for urgent government action.

These incidents, documented across four different oceans, saw orcas approaching humans on boats, in the water, and even standing on shore, offering a variety of items such as fish, mammals, birds, ...

The report recommends ensuring the orcas have "priority access" to early-season chinook in the Fraser River through fishing closures. It also calls on government to identify seasonal and annual prey ...

"Urgent and bold action" is needed to save the endangered southern resident killer whales from extinction “before it’s too ...

Based on observations across two decades, scientists found 34 instances where the killer whales approached a human with a ...

Eba stands at the bow of research vessel Cheena, cruising the waters of the Canadian Gulf Islands where killer whales were ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

Friday Harbor Film Festival – Oct. 23-26 in local theaters only. All screenings will offer reserved seating, giving you the ...

This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was collected in Peru in the late 19th century. The multicolored ceramic vessel is ...