Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. But what caused blue whales to grow to such an extraordinary size?

Two recent sightings of endangered blue whales nearly 200 miles apart turned what typically occurs once every few years into an event-filled 24 hours. The New England Aquarium released a statement on ...

Despite protections, blue whales remain endangered, primarily because of the risk of collisions with ships. MBARI's Blue Whale Observatory uses a suite of technologies to study these animals and their ...

ST. LOUIS — The world’s largest animal is now the centerpiece of a new immersive exhibition at the Saint Louis Science Center. “The Blue Whale Story” invites visitors to dive deep into the life, ...

More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, ...

An early season blue whale sighting has ocean watchers hopeful there will be more of the world’s largest animal showing up off the local coast. The sighting on Tuesday was about 3 miles off the Dana ...

This is no fluke! Right in time for Earth Day, the first blue whale of the season was spotted off Dana Point in Orange County. A video taken Tuesday by Nona the Naturalist from a nearby charter boat, ...