A colossal 60-foot whale shark, nearly the size of a city bus, has been spotted off the Pacific coast, stunning marine biologists. This gentle giant, a filter feeder vital for ocean health, dwarfs the ...

Whales are inherently big, but scientists wonder why they do not ever get bigger. The answer: growth is constricted in water than in land. A team of researchers from Stanford University studied whales ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

Few people are lucky enough to have had a quiet underwater encounter with a whale. For the rest of us, there are photos like these: Life-sized composites of sperm, humpback and minke whales, captured ...