Steve Backshall takes in the Azores, Bahamas, South Pacific, Mauritius and Mexico - Sky UK We all doff our caps to the BBC’s natural-history output, but the Attenborough model has its limitations.

“There really is this extraterrestrial quality to sperm whales,” says Patrick Dykstra, a cinematographer with a fascination for underwater sea life. His interest in whales — and his interactions with ...

Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a renowned spiritual leader is inspiring fishermen to become guardians of the world’s biggest fish: the endangered whale shark. Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a ...

Some of the best sites on the Oregon Coast to watch gray whale migrations will be staffed by volunteers Dec. 27-31.

On a recent sunny Friday in Juneau, Lindsey Bloom was eager to get outside and enjoy the spring weather. “I was like ‘Okay, I’m just going to go for a little paddleboard. I’m gonna just watch the sun ...

• Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) can live for 80 or 90 years and are found in oceans worldwide, including near-shore waters. • Humpback whales can be identified by a unique pattern on the ...

Steve Backshall will soon return to screens as he explores the incredible world of our oceans in Whale with Steve Backshall coming to Sky Nature and NOW on December 3rd. Following the success of Sky ...

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it’s ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Scientists discovered that a pod of orcas have developed a new method for killing whale sharks, the world's largest fish. Scientists have believed that killer whales, or ...

Humpback whales play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems by linking distant oceanic regions through their extensive migratory journeys. Their annual movements between high‐latitude, productive feeding ...

Desert farm. This aerial photograph shows the Kubuqi Desert Ordos Central-Northern New Energy Base, a massive renewable-energy project under construction in the Kubuqi desert in northwest China, near ...

An illustration of German-born fossil collector Albert Koch's "Hydrarchos" as it appeared on display. From Fowler, O.S. 1846. The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Vol. 8. New York: ...