Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length. These whales ...

Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex, ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long as previously understood. Extreme longevity is a trait common to the ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest dinosaurs to have ever roamed the planet. That's right: The biggest whale ...