Why did menopause evolve? New study of whales gives some clues
Evolution has selected longer female lifespan so mothers and grandmothers can continue to provide support to family well after reproduction.
Sat Mar 23 2024
Fifty-one pilot whales die after mass stranding in Australia
Authorities are working on to return the remaining 46 whales to deeper water during the course of the day.
Wed Jul 26 2023
For whales, study shows gigantism is in the genes
The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today.
Sat Jan 21 2023
Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day: Study
The tiny fragments of plastic have been found everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, and even inside human organs.
Sat Nov 05 2022
From whale to tiger: Former Team Whales member InSomnus switches to EVOS ViP
The scouter pulled a switcharoo as EVOS ViP revealed that he has joined the white tigers.
Sat Jul 10 2021
Lost in the Mediterranean, a starving grey whale must find his way home soon
A young grey whale lost in the Mediterranean, is desperately seeking its way home, but biologists are worried it may not survive.
Fri May 07 2021
Whales' cancer resistence 'in their genes'
According to Peto's paradox, some species do not have an incidence of cancer that correlates with their cell count.
Thu Feb 25 2021
New Zealand volunteers refloat 28 whales in rescue effort
It's fairly common for pilot whales to restrand themselves once or twice before swimming away.
Tue Feb 23 2021
Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand
Most of the whales were stranded during the weekend but rescue efforts have been hampered by the remote location of the island.
Wed Nov 25 2020
Sri Lankan navy, villagers rescue more than 100 stranded whales
Villagers defied a novel coronavirus curfew to help rescue the small whales on Monday.
Tue Nov 03 2020
Denmark's 'Little Mermaid' doused in red paint by whaling protesters
"Danmark defend the whales of the Faroe Islands" was written in English on the ground in front of the sculpture, using the Danish spelling for the country.
Tue May 30 2017
Scientists identify 50-foot creature that washed up on an Indonesian beach
A giant sea creature, possibly with tusks, washed up on a beach in Indonesia last week, freaking out people on the island of Seram.
Mon May 15 2017
Rescue operation races to save hundreds of whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Up to 300 whales had died and volunteers were trying to send more than a hundred more back out to sea.
Fri Feb 10 2017
Five sperm whales stranded on Dutch beach
Five sperm whales were stranded on a Dutch beach on Tuesday, leading local authorities to urge people to stay away in order not to further distress the giant mammals.
Wed Jan 13 2016
Hundreds of whales found dead in Chile
More than 300 whales have been found washed up in a remote inlet in Patagonia in southern Chile in one of the largest die-offs on record, researchers said Tuesday.
Wed Dec 02 2015