Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Whale watchers in Madeira captured the astonishing moment orcas took down the deep-diving marine mammal. The predatory behavior had never been documented in the region. A pygmy sperm whale was ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback. "It was incredibly rare ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in doing so solved the mystery of an odd echolocation pulse in the North Pacific.

UPDATE: Humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast to be euthanized A humpback whale that spent the weekend trapped in fishing nets and then stranded on shore near Yachats was still breathing on ...

The way sperm whales communicate may be more similar to human language than previously thought. The acoustic properties of whale calls resemble vowels, a defining feature of human language, according ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn’t feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

The North Atlantic right whale population increased 2.1% between 2023 and 2024 Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty The North Atlantic right whale population estimate has increased by 2.1%, ...

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