Ginkgo-toothed beaked whales have long remained a mystery, but a groundbreaking sighting may soon change that.

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to understand sperm whale vocalizations. Lawyers think the discoveries may ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in ...

In addition to confirming the whole genome of the animal, it also linked this elusive species to a well-recorded whale song.

The ocean, blanketing over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is estimated to be home to more than half of all life on our planet.

Climate change is making plastic pollution more mobile, toxic, and widespread, accelerating risks for wildlife, ecosystems, ...

Earth has a new moon-like object, known as a "mini-moon," orbiting our planet. This phenomenon is a temporary capture of ...

An ambitious mission aims to protect one of the Mediterranean’s last great frontiers: Caprera Canyon, a vast underwater valley off Sardinia’s coast.

The Sargasso Sea is a patch of unusually calm water 590 miles east of Florida. Strong currents rush around its edges, but inside it's smooth.

In Tibet’s Ngari region, the landscape looks like another world — vast, silent, and barren, more Mars than Earth.

A 2024 satellite photo shows an unusually active bloom of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the water of Nevada's Pyramid Lake.

As their numbers grow, so do deadly human encounters. Researchers are fascinated by their songs, sexuality and collective creativity.