Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...

The video explores the world’s largest ocean creatures, including blue and fin whales, whale sharks, giant and colossal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

Blue Whales going silent has become a growing concern for scientists around the world. These gentle giants, known for their deep and powerful underwater songs, are now calling out less and less. In ...

Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed on vast amounts of krill. Blue whales usually inhabit the open sea and are ...

A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, but in recent years sightings of the animals have declined rapidly. With multiple pressures on these ...

Whale biologist Carrie Newell spotted four blue whales feeding about 3 to 4 miles offshore from Depoe Bay, Oregon on June 27 — an exceptionally rare event in the state’s coastal waters. Newell, ...

The blue whale that washed up on a southern Oregon beach in 2015 was in rough shape. Scientists couldn’t determine exactly how long the 200-ton, nearly 70-foot-long male had been dead, but several ...