Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

Experts came to conclusions about the deaths of the beluga and narwhal whales. Scientists make alarming discovery after finding whales dead in icy waters first appeared on The Cool Down.

Killer whales are known for hunting in packs, making them a dangerous creature. A pod of more than 60 orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted attacking and killing an 18-metre-long ...

The baby killer whale is the fourth born into the Southern Resident killer whale population in the past 12 months Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Famously known as killer whales, Orcas are the most giant dolphins and ... finding open leads like beluga whales in the Arctic. Nonetheless, orcas are occasional guests to Cold waters and don’t move ...

Last winter saw the lowest levels on record for Arctic winter sea ice. Sea ice cover can block whales’ paths, but a loss of sea ice that hosts algae the whales’ eat could be to blame for ...

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says ...

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the ...