She was one of the Big Apple’s hottest young rising stars — and she was tragically lost too soon. The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a ...

The fascination with the megalodon—a prehistoric giant shark—continues to capture imaginations around the globe. Although scientists firmly believe this apex predator went extinct millions of years ...

Other than being known for her Broadway-caliber behavior, the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s ...

beluga swimming on green background beluga whale dorsal fin swim by close up This close up video shows ... Marine underwater animals in captivity concept. Beautiful blue water. Close-up of head large ...

blowing through it's blow hole and then diving back into the blue water and swimming off. beluga whale dorsal fin swim by close up This close up video shows a white beluga whale breaching the water's ...

However, the last minke whaling company has closed and now only fin whales – the second-largest whale species after the blue whales, which are not fished – are hunted, mainly for export to ...

There are many other large whales, including blue, fin, sei, humpback, gray and sperm whales. Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling. Scientists currently ...

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Study reveals significant pollution in Lady's Island lagoon, necessitating millions for restoration to combat EU fines.

For a small country, Wales has an abundance of coastline which attracts a wide variety of marine life due to our proximity to the Gulf Stream. Here's a guide to some of the more common species you ...