Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback. "It was incredibly rare ...

UPDATE: The whale was euthanized around 3:00 p.m. Monday A young humpback whale stranded on the shore near Yachats, which captured the attention of many in Oregon and across the world, will be ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

AS READERS OF “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” will know, humans are only the third-cleverest species on Earth. The first two places go to mice and dolphins. But perhaps Douglas Adams’s comic ...

A wildlife veterinarian who performs necropsies shares what it takes to investigate a whale stranding. When a whale dies, it often decomposes quite quickly—the process starts within hours of an animal ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists ...

Toothless’s story: Toothless isn’t just any cat; he’s your once-in-a-lifetime best friend waiting to happen. Sleek, shiny, playful and full of charm, this affectionate boy loves everyone he meets.

It seems almost impossible it took a live-action remake to get our first LEGO set from the Isle of Berk. Fifteen years and two sequels should have been enough to bring those beloved plastic bricks, ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have installed a variety of research equipment – for example, special hydrophones to record the sounds the sea makes. Yes, if you thought that everything ...

A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption. By Alexa Robles-Gil In the waters off Dominica in the ...

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