A trio of biologists and environmental scientists, two with the University of Fribourg and the third with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, has found that fully aquatic mammals, such as whales ...

Find out what thrives in the planet's largest, most widespread ecosystem. Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things ...

Marine mammals exhibit a suite of physiological adaptations that enable prolonged breath-holding and efficient underwater activity. Their respiratory systems are uniquely modified to withstand extreme ...

Sixty years ago, many of these animals were heavily depleted by historic whaling and hunting, but reforms including the Marine Mammal Protection Act, passed in 1972, and the Endangered Species Act, ...