Bristol Bay's Beluga whales are ditching the "alpha male" trope for a sophisticated system of polygynandry. A new study ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To ...

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas ...

A lone beluga whale swims right up to the boat in northern Norway, acting unusually calm and almost eager for human attention. What seems like a fun encounter quickly turns into something more ...

A free-diving instructor had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde’s whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in Mexico’s Pacific waters. Emily Marzilli of Baja California Sur was ...

As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings. By Aaron Short Just ...

With their large brains, whales are incredibly intelligent and many are highly skilled hunters. Some show their prowess by overpowering the largest fish in the ocean while others gobble down ...

Abstract: A multi-strategy improved beluga whale optimization (IBWO) is proposed to overcome the shortcomings of BWO, such as its susceptibility to local optimization and poor accuracy. In IBWO, three ...

Off Vancouver Island in British Columbia, scientists have recorded killer whales and dolphins hunting salmon together in coordinated teams. The team followed nine northern resident killer whales and ...

SO YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ON TIME. AN ENDANGERED WHALE HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF MERRITT ISLAND, AND NOW MARINE SCIENTISTS WANT TO WARN BOATERS TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE. THE NORTH ATLANTIC ...