We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.

This is the first documented evidence of its kind of marine mammals fashioning tools out of objects in their environment, ...

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth ...

Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — ...

The 2025 BC Student Film Festival, held at Simon Fraser University’s Gastown campus, brought together the province’s most ...

Amid a criminal probe for a string of dolphin deaths, this month Gulf World Marine Park transferred its seven bottlenose dolphins and four rough-toothed dolphins to three separate facilities in ...

After the "orca uprising" captivated anti-capitalists, scientists are intrigued by another form of marine mammal communication.

From world-class whale watching to oysters shucked at their source, there is a fascinating mix of culture, wildlife, and cuisine on the eastern coastline of British Columbia’s largest island.

From world-class whale watching to oysters shucked at their source, there is a fascinating mix of culture, wildlife, and ...