PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two different populations of killer whales that live in the North Pacific are now thought to be different species, a new study published by the Royal Society shows. Phil Morin, ...

Aerial image of Southern Resident killer whales taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images by John Durban ...

SEATTLE — A new report from the National Marine Fisheries Service has distinguished two killer whale species in the North Pacific Ocean areas. While killer whale experts and the federal government ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...

The story of whales did not begin in the seas. For millions of years before beasts like the sinuous Basilosaurus lived full time in the ocean, the shorelines and estuaries of prehistoric Earth were ...

John Ford still recalls the first time he heard them. He’d been puttering around the Deserters Group archipelago, a smattering of spruce- and cedar-choked islands in Queen Charlotte Strait, between ...

Our planet is full of incredible animals, and new creatures are being discovered every year. The way that animals have ...