Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

Then, when I found a National Geographic article on the subject, it seemed impossible - unless the man is a citizen of Lilliput. "Humpback whales can't swallow a human. Here's why," says National ...

But a new discovery from University of Pisa paleontologists may dethrone the blue whale in favor of a prehistoric cetacean from 37 million years ago. Per a National Geographic report, University ...

This story appears in the April 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Five species of seals and 12 kinds of whales feed in the waters off its coast. Atlantic walruses prosper on the ...

Filmed across 24 locations over three years, this saga ventures into the world of whales to reveal life and love from their perspective and explores the cultures of orcas, belugas, narwhals ...

Since 2008, he has been leading National Geographic Society-funded research on whales in Southeast Alaska. In 2016, Andy launched the Alaska Whale Foundation’s Ocean Health Program, a ...

A humpback whale's throat is roughly the size of a human fist, and can only stretch to about 15 inches in diameter, according to National Geographic.