Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Their dives can last more than two hours, during which they can descend to nearly 10,000 feet. Even when beaked whales ...

Learn how six months of underwater recordings uncovered new details about how beaked whales hunt near the ocean bottom.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goose-beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) hold the record for deepest dive of any marine mammal, and researchers hope that ...

Beaked whales spend most of their time swimming in dark depths, and as they become vulnerable to extinction, this study ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The ultra-stable properties of the proteins that allow deep-diving whales to remain active while holding their breath for up to two hours could help Rice University biochemist John Olson and his ...

The number of whales counted in waters off Maui Nui appears to be about the same as last year. Pacific Whale Foundation chief ...

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean’s least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Animation illustrating the dive paths of three goose-beaked whales, shown in different colors, reconstructed from acoustic tracking data collected by two underwater listening stations (black dots).