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A sperm whale and a photographer in the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal.

First-of-its-kind video confirms sperm whales really do headbutt

By Laura Baisas

Video screenshot of remoras attached to humpback whale

Ride on a humpback whale with little sucker fish

two sperm whales sleeping vertically

Sperm whales blow bubbles to help them nap

By Margherita Bassi

Dolphin mother and calf in the ocean

Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers

By Alexis Levengood / The Conversation

a small mouse by some corn kernels

Endangered Species

North America’s tiniest mammals are living at a Marine Corps training area. That’s good.

By Margherita Bassi

a great white shark biting an orange test fabric

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could save lives

By Laura Baisas

An orca swims next to a shark with a visible wound. Image by Marco Villegas.

Orcas are hunting young great white sharks for their livers

a small blue-colored penguin called a little penguin swims in the ocean

Turtles and penguins have a swimming sweet spot that reduces drag

By Laura Baisas

24 new species of deep sea organisms. they are small and resemble shrimp

New crustacean named after its unique butt

By Laura Baisas

Beluga Whale or White Whale, delphinapterus leucas, Adult

Russian ‘spy whale’ was actually an aquatic guard turned ‘hooligan’

an aerial view of a humpback whale spinning in a circle with nets made out of bubbles

Humpbacks are the only whales that can feed with bubble nets

By Laura Baisas

Ontocetus posti has post-canine teeth, a larger lower canine, and a fused and short mandibular symphysis.

New species of extinct walrus discovered

By Laura Baisas

a dolphin rides on the bow wave in front of a humpback whale

Dolphin follows a whale all the way to the seafloor

By Laura Baisas

several white circles surround a humpback whale with an open mouth

Humpback whales use bubble-nets as ‘tools’

By Laura Baisas

a pod of white beluga whales swimming off the coast of Alaska

Endangered Species

The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales

By Laura Baisas

a whale's tail as it goes into the water

Decoding the fingerprint of a humpback whale

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

a vet examining a seagull wrapped in a towel with a fishing bobber stuck in its mouth

Seagull survives swallowing a giant fish hook–thanks to local vets

By Laura Baisas

killerwhale swimming at the surface

With sea ice melting, killer whales are moving into the Arctic

By Ed Struzik / Yale Environment 360

Sperm whales swimming in clear water

Sperm whales use vowels like humans, new study finds

By Laura Baisas

a whale surfaces next to a large fishing trawler

Whales need krill to survive. We want it for supplements.

By Laura Baisas

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Painting of a woman in white with a demon sitting on her chest and a ghostly horse to the left.

The creepy science behind sleep paralysis ‘demons’

By RJ Mackenzie

Close up photo of trapdoor spider named after Stephen Colber

Spider named after Stephen Colbert has twice as many chromosomes as you

a touchscreen fabric

Touchscreen shirt shows photos, plays videos, and answers calls

By Mack DeGeurin

Dog paw imprint on piece of Bronze Age mudbrick wall

Dog’s paw print found in a 3,700-year-old brick