Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surviving at 3,000 feet requires a biological defense that relies on foul, pigmented secretions. Dark, inky clouds provide ...

Marine experts respond to about 50 to 70 marine animals, including whales and dolphins, each year. Here are ones found along the Grand Strand.

A pod of killer whales pursued and attacked a pygmy sperm whale in open ocean waters off Madeira, and the entire sequence was captured on video. The event, now documented in a peer-reviewed paper ...

Newswise — Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean’s most enigmatic inhabitants – rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid ...

A “very rare” pygmy sperm whale recently washed ashore in Devon, England, according to a local wildlife charity. Photo from Veronica White, UnSplash A pygmy sperm whale — a rare and mysterious marine ...

A rare pygmy sperm whale stranded on a beach in Honduras after swallowing a plastic bag, according to a conservation group. Photo from Hector Emilio Gonzalez, UnSplash A rare whale died off the coast ...

Learn about an innovative new approach using environmental DNA to explore deep-sea locations. The deep sea is vast and mysterious. It makes up approximately two-thirds of the planet. Yet, as of May ...