Deep beneath the shifting sea ice of the Arctic Ocean, a massive marine mammal moves slowly through waters that remain near ...

From playful and delicate marine life to dramatic encounters with powerful predators, these winning photos capture remarkable ...

A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...

As humpback whales recover, older males are fathering more calves, revealing how whaling still shapes mating and competition ...

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new ...

A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover from centuries of ...

New research from the University of St Andrews published today (27 February) in Current Biology, has shown that the role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover ...

Southern right whales—once driven to near-extinction by industrial hunting in the 19th and 20th centuries—have long been regarded as a conservation success. After the International Whaling Commission ...