Stone Age humans scavenged the skeletons of several whale species along the Bay of Biscay in what is now southwestern France ...

Learn more about the discovery of the oldest whale bone tools made by ancient coastal hunter-gatherer groups.

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, ...

Australian snubfin dolphins were only discovered as a distinct species in 2005, according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ...

In reality, the fearsome 80-foot-long megalodon was. Likely not a picky eater. New research suggests that this prehistoric ...

Increasingly, however, talking with the animals is becoming less of a fantasy. This doesn’t just invite some fantastic ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a CaziCon comics convention, Carnaval, Joyfest and Hong ...

Ever heard of an animal that may have been alive when Beethoven wrote his last symphony? Enter the Greenland shark a sluggish, deep sea monster that can live for as long as 500 years, the longest ...

Call me Ishmael” are not the first words of this wonderful seafaring saga but the idiom and influence of Moby Dick are ...

Besides visiting naval vessels in Dublin and Cork recently, a call to the Irish capital ended on (Wed.28 May) by a tall ship but also by an anti-whaling campaign vessel ...

Diners enjoying a meal by Rhode Island's Great Salt Pond spotted a basking shark, estimated to be 20 feet long, swimming in the small body of water near Block Island on Monday, May 26.

Love traveling, but find your best adventures somewhere between big cities and crowded attractions? If your favorite travel memories involve exploring hidden gems on roads less traveled, you're ...