leading to particularly high concentrations in top predators like killer whales. DDTs are known as endocrine disruptors, with potential adverse effects on reproduction and immunity. They can bind ...

If you’ve ever wondered about the differences and similarities between herpetology and helminthology, you’ve come to the ...

A massive killer whale swam deep into Yaquina Bay, hunting alone and stunning onlookers. Here's what we know about T049C — ...

Kamea, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio, has died after contracting an undisclosed illness, the ...

The most recent data from NOAA shows a major decline in gray whale populations compared to a year ago. Here's what to know.

Because orca (also known as killer whale) societies are matriarchal, it’s likely that these older females carry with them crucial knowledge about food resources that can mean life or death for ...

Lobster fishermen in northern Cape Breton got an up-close glimpse of a pod of killer whales this week, a sighting that a marine biologist says is on the rise. Bernie Lamey was hauling lobster ...

It's been more than four months since Marineland, a marine park in southern France, announced its closure, but two killer whales and a dozen dolphins are still stranded there. TideBreakers ...

Killer whales, or orcas, are the ocean's top predator and have the most varied diet of all cetaceans. Orcas have been detected off the North Carolina coast via underwater hydrophones, but ...

Photographer Brian Skerry swims with killer whales and discovers these apex predators have unique cultures that aren’t that different from our own. An Orca calf swims with two adults through ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A whale mother and her calf were found dead on a Florida beach on Wednesday. The two Gervais’ ...