Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on the chin by a killer whale. The dolphin rises above the surface, but the orca ...

New research in the Strait of Gibraltar captured dozens of vocalizations from an endangered subpopulation of killer whales Getty Researchers recently recorded a range of vocal calls from endangered ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle is taking significant steps to address the impact of underwater noise on marine life, which can hinder communication, navigation, and safety for aquatic creatures. In ...

The sight is distressing: a juvenile humpback whale, separated from its mother, and so badly entangled in ropes it bears deep cuts and scars along the length of its body. This is the predicament ...

From frilly frocks to sneaker-and-dress combos that never quite land, Erika Kirk’s leg-baring looks keep missing the mark. Teens arrested after teacher prank turns deadly in Georgia One type of ...

A tour group has reported what could be the first sighting of a pod of Antarctic type B killer whales in WA's Bremer Canyon. Antarctic orca populations are rarely seen in Australian waters, but ...

AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose visited China in January on behalf of the China Cetacean Alliance, of which AWI is a founding member, to observe the orcas living in Chinese facilities. She also gave public ...

Almost four hundred years ago, eight English sailors spent a winter stranded on the shores of Spitsbergen in what is now the Norwegian Arctic. Their story is one of hunger, polar bears and brick walls ...

French government officials met Monday in Paris with a U.S.-based group that wants to move France's last two captive whales to a proposed coastal refuge in Nova Scotia. No decisions were made because ...

Since 2020, a critically endangered population of orcas living in the waters of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) has been interacting with vessels, primarily sailboats, ramming and damaging ...