"The situation with [them] can serve as a cautionary tale." Scientists notice behavior shift in isolated whale species first appeared on The Cool Down.

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 ...

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up on the shore. The whale had never been seen in the wild, and finding a ...

Animation illustrating the dive paths of three goose-beaked whales, shown in different colors, reconstructed from acoustic tracking data collected by two underwater listening stations (black dots).

A Stejneger’s beaked whale skeleton has hung in Storer Hall for over 40 years. (Courtesy) Long ago, on a faraway Aleutian island, a pair of rare beaked whales got stranded. One was saved by biologists ...

A “rare” True’s beaked whale recently washed ashore in Ireland in what experts say is part of a cluster of strandings. Photo from Milomc123, UnSplash Two rare deep-sea whales recently washed up on ...

Two rare deep-sea whales recently washed up on Ireland’s coast. Experts say it’s part of a “cluster” of strandings across Europe. On July 27, a female True’s beaked whale and her calf beached ...