The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

Kelly Benoit-Bird is Senior Scientist and Science Chair at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and an alumna of the 1994 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a program ...

Don’t let their cute faces and blubbery bodies fool you–Orcas are the apex predators of the deep. In honor of World Orca Day on July 14th, we’re paying homage to the rulers of the ocean.

If you ask anyone what a dolphin eats, you’ll probably get the same answer — fish! After all, fish are abundant in all the ...

Orcas look like water pandas, but live up to the nickname “killer whale.” This name originates from sailors who witnessed ...

Despite their resilience, Cuvier’s beaked whales face numerous threats from human activities, such as ocean noise pollution, which can interfere with their echolocation. Additionally, climate change ...

Let’s dive deep into their world to explore how smart dolphins really are—a world filled with mimicry, cooperation, empathy, ...

Echolocation helps these animals build a very precise view of the world, but as these researchers discovered, it doesn't give them all the information. According to PBSNC, all of the plastic items ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

We typically imagine echolocation as “seeing” with sound—experiencing auditory signals as a world of images like the ones our ...