A routine whale watching trip off the California coast turned into an unforgettable moment that travelers will remember for ...

A couple was shipwrecked when their yacht was surrounded and sunk by a group of whales off the coast of Costa Rica in 1989.

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

CENTRAL COAST, CALIFORNIA -- The ocean just off the central California coast became a playground for a pod of orcas. Video taken by Monterey Bay Whale Watch videographer Evan Brodsky shows the orcas ...

Scientists photograph the elusive ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, the source of the BW43 echolocation pulse, for the first time.

Old friends, lost love and a milestone birthday make a dream trip to the South Pacific island of Niue that much more ...

Prologue : Dolphin lessons -- In the beginning. Humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) -- Searching for giants. Blue whales (balaenoptera musculus) -- Family. Orcas (Orcinus orca) -- In deep water.

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The ...