The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

In Australia’s latest survey of whale populations, humpbacks have been seen migrating north along the eastern coastline in ...

A minke whale has apparently been spotted feeding off the shore by fishing crews in Cornwall. Company Mermaid Pleasure Trips said the mammal was spotted where hoards of jellyfish had also been ...

Dwarf minke whales off the Great Barrier Reef were recorded making sounds resembling ‘the swoosh of a Star Wars lightsabre’.

In Antarctica, there is a remarkable comeback taking place. Whales are returning in numbers to its waters. It is thought by scientists that that 2.9 million whales were killed for commercial ...

For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier this year.

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

Prey selection of common minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and Bryde’s (Balaenoptera edeni) whales in the western North Pacific in 2000 and 2001. Fisheries Oceanography, 16 (2), 186-201. doi ...

An 18th gray whale was found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025, experts say. A dead minke whale was also found. Experts unsure what’s causing spike.