On 4 July, the spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii), which has never been seen alive, washed up on a beach in Otago, ...

A look at I-195 Bridge project was top news this week. Here's a recap of the most-read Standard-Times stories.

Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

The Whale’s Tooth parking lot, operated by the New Bedford Port Authority, will provide both MBTA and Seastreak parking. Here ...

— Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what ...

In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...

Dolphins live and hunt in large social groups called pods, and they communicate with each other using high-pitched clicks and ...

The size of their meals depends on if they have teeth. Some whales, like sperm whales and beaked whales, are classified as ...

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing.

Both climate change and human activities significantly impact the oceans by causing global warming, sea level rise, acidification, pollution, altered ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body -- closer ...

A high tide or helping hand from humans or fellow whales may help them reach deep waters once again. Why do whales beach themselves? Toothed whales such as orcas swim onto beaches in search of prey ...