The largest shark to ever live was likely the mighty megalodon ( Otodus megalodon ), which swam in prehistoric oceans from 23 to 3.6 million years ago and is now definitely extinct. Paleontologists ...

Climate change, plastic pollution and overfishing are putting a toll on oceans, biodiversity and livelihoods. Can the UN's ...

Recent research reveals that despite their large size, humpback whales have much lower visual sharpness than humans.

Run-ins with humans are the leading cause of death for humpback whales ... factor for the whale’s vision is the low density of retinal ganglion cells, which Bolin compared to “the pixels ...

The dissection revealed that humpback whales have a surprisingly low density of these cells, especially compared ... whale eye. Michael Spencer/UNCW “[A low CPD] is bad for a human, but not ...

Despite having eyes the size of an orange, the humpback whale has limited visual acuity ... which are endangered in much of their range, from human threats.

In 2018, a study made headlines when it found that a captive orca, or killer whale, was able to imitate ... That’s three-and-a-half times larger than the human brain. It’s also large compared with the ...

Majestic humpback whale breaching in the Pacific ... hundreds or even thousands of kilometers underwater. Unlike human-made sonar, which typically operates at higher frequencies, whale vocalizations ...

Lewes' Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute posted to its Facebook page on Monday that its team was responding to a "subadult" humpback whale in the Indian River Bay.

The size of these ... annually. Whale chases dolphin off the coast. Image by Jen Fitschen. Humpback whales can live up to 50 years or more. Evidently their lifespan depends on various factors, ...

The ocean is an incredible yet nerve-wracking world unto itself. Its unexplored depths are home to creatures still unknown to us, and the sea can be fickle and change unexpectedly. That is precisely ...

There are over 90 whale species. Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales ... Whales' large size also helps them stay warm, since bigger animals lose heat more slowly than ...