Four decades after the global whaling ban, some whale species are rebounding, but ship strikes and bycatch still threaten their recovery.

A rare blue whale with albinism was spotted off the coast of Mexico. The National Commission for Natural Protected Areas confirmed the discovery via a press release shared by the Mexican government on ...

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

Tourists were stunned when a pair of orcas tried to hunt a gentoo penguin alongside their ship. Here’s what happened next.

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

The largest oyster reef restoration in the world is over three square miles and brings many benefits to the ecosystem ...

"The largest elephant ever. It doesn't matter if they are a dream or reality." National Geographic's latest documentary film, "Ghost Elephants," follows Nat Geo explorer Steve Boyes to locate the ...

EXCLUSIVE: CNN and Nat Geo are teaming up for their latest international series, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown. The CNN Original four-part series is a co-production with National Geographic ...

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. Ground-breaking DNA analysis shows both males and females of the species that live in the cold ...

Researchers in Brazil think they may have discovered the earliest known evidence of whaling. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, harpoons found in museum ...