Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...

A group of researchers discovered that the rhodopsin -- a protein in the eye that detects light -- of whale sharks has changed to efficiently detect blue light, which penetrates deep-sea water easily.

Move over, blue whale. You've been demoted. Scientists have discovered what they say could be the heaviest animal that ever lived on Earth: a gigantic ancient whale that may have been two to three ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego whale watchers just returned from a trip of a lifetime. Right off the coast of Mission Bay, more than 100 Blue whales were spotted. The tour boat company, Gone Whale Watching, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip ...

Cape Ann Whale Watch shared footage of the massive blue whale sighting Monday. One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare and giant blue whale, was seen off the coast of Massachusetts in a ...

There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales.