Mild winter weather creates ideal conditions for these jelly-like creatures that travel by wind and wash ashore in spring.

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

A bowhead whale swims through ... via Wikimedia Commons Despite being called “blue whales,” their skin color is more accurately described as grayish-blue. However, they often appear true blue ...

Yet when the whales drift ashore, no construction is taking place,” James Miller, University of Rhode Island professor of ocean engineering and department chair, said in 2023. The National ...

“Liberation day” for the economy will arrive on April 2nd, he proclaims, when he intends to slap hefty new tariffs on imports from all over the world ... of Mr Trump’s endless threats ...

RELATED: Why we should worry when whales stop singing Bishop and her husband were walking the beach that morning when they came upon dozens of people standing looking out at the ocean.

Two whales swimming, diving and rolling in the ... when they came upon dozens of people standing looking out at the ocean. “Everyone was still; no one got closer or talked,” Bishop said ...

SEATTLE — A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando is facing a possible fine after an employee was hurt during a training exercise with a killer whale. The Department of Labor said a trainer was not properly ...

SeaWorld Orlando now faces a fine after a trainer was injured while interacting with an orca whale in September 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The department's Occupational ...

In 2020, the company replaced its signature killer-whale attraction "One Ocean" show with "Orca Encounter," which was meant to focus on conservation and the whales' role in the ecosystem.