Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling ...

A 47-foot male juvenile fin whale washed up dead on the shore of Point Reyes National Seashore, drawing a multi-agency ...

The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 meters in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of global warming, ...

The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists who believe it is an indication of greater ecosystem danger. Scientists tracked the auditory ...

A subtle shift in coastal winds sets off a chain reaction that pulls cold, nutrient-rich water up from the ocean floor and ...

Newport's Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates its new 70-foot blue whale skeleton, one of only five on display in the U ...

The Numbers First The only intact blue whale heart ever preserved and studied in detail came from a specimen that washed ...

Three titans of the ocean were captured on camera in a “race” off the coast of Australia. Ant Rozetsky via Unsplash Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Three blue whales have been snapped in the throes of passion in a rare ...

A blue whale calf with its mother near the coast of island Pico (Azores)© tane-mahuta/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images "The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth." The blue ...

For decades, researchers listening to the North Pacific through underwater microphones have followed the seasonal movements ...