Scientists still don't know why hundreds of baby southern right whales are turning up dead around Patagonia, a decade after observers first saw signs of the worst die-off on record for the species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society ... [Full Article]
So-called zombie worms - and yes, they actually exist - like to munch on whale bones for dinner. The creatures also use the bones for shelter. Spread throughout the world's oceans, zombie worms are quite adept at making the bones of whales and o... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former top JPMorgan Chase official blamed traders and managers who reported to her for bets that led to $6 billion (3.96 billion pounds) in losses for the bank, telling lawmakers on Friday that her team changed projected loss... [Full Article]
Humpback and bowhead whales create their own food nets from specialized bristles in their mouths to more efficiently nab fishy morsels, a new study of baleen whales suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
By David Loh Tan-awan, Philippines (Reuters) - Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whal... [Full Article]
BOSTON - Fossils uncovered during construction of a roadway in Southern California have revealed four new species of ancient whales, according to research presented here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science... [Full Article]
MONTREAL (AP) - About a dozen killer whales that were trapped under sea ice appeared to be free after the ice shifted, a leader of a northern Canada village said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MONTREAL (AP) - A community in Quebec's Far North is calling for outside help to free about a dozen killer whales trapped under a vast stretch of sea ice. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Muhammad Shahid Nazir is a testament to the age-old adage that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach a man to sing about fish, his song will shoot up the British pop chart. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Researchers diving off the coast of Georgia may have found the remains of an Atlantic gray whale, a relic of a population that was hunted to extinction by the 18th century. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]