A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

Sandsend Beach in Shapinsay, Scotland. Julie Watkins and Dug Turner found the bottle here while walking their dogs. In April, Julie Watkins and Dug Turner were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

ALASKA -- An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

In Alaska this week, the International Whaling Commission has been holding its annual meeting where conservation-minded countries have faced off once again with nations that want to catch more whales.

A University of Vermont-led study has forced marine biologists to rethink how whales shape ocean chemistry, showing that these animals transport enormous quantities of nutrients horizontally across ...

In April, Julie Watkins and Dug Turner were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, near their home in northern Scotland. As Julie was taking a short swim in the cold water, her longtime partner found ...