This is the first time drone-based tagging has been employed for tracking the movements of pygmy blue whales.

Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that beneath those restless blue waves lies one of ...

A dead whale sinking to the ocean floor creates a unique deep-sea ecosystem.: this whale fall provides food for scavengers, then enriches sediments for other creatures. Finally, bacteria in bones ...

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established in 1946 to prevent the collapse of several species that had been hunted to near extinction over the preceding centuries. In 1986, after long ...

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...

Enjoy the 2026 winners of the World Nature Photography Awards, including the top photo of a rare white humpback whale calf, ...

"I’ve been down 3,000 feet alone in the ocean, which has got to be one of the loneliest places on the planet," Widder says.

From a loving embrace shared by two polar bears to the curious gaze of a gorilla towards a butterfly, the collection is bubbling with drama.

The deep ocean is about as mysterious as the depths of outer space, and it's home to some bizarre finds, from tiny angelic creatures to giant worms.

From falcon dives to pronghorn sprints, North America’s fastest animals show how muscle, wing and instinct become speed in ...