Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years ...

Marineland, a defunct amusement park near the Niagara Falls, had reportedly told Canadian officials that the only options for ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

The rogue 'Gladiator' pod of orcas behind a string of boat attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar is 'speaking' a unique language ...

Wingspan Day will be on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Odd Fellows Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m. There will be experienced players on ...

In Patagonia, killer whales snatch seal lion pups from the shore. But as Steve Backshall recalls, these apex predators don’t just kill for food: they kill for fun. When filming in the region, the ...

Orcas are renowned hunters. Now, they have surprised scientists with an unexpected twist — possibly getting help from dolphins. In the waters off British Columbia, marine ecologist Sarah Fortune and ...

SeaWorld Orlando on Monday announced the death of one of its last killer whales, Katina. The 50-year-old orca had been at SeaWorld Orlando for nearly 40 years and was one of just five killer whales at ...

On Friday we reported on footage showing two men jumping overboard in a reckless manner to swim with orcas in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, adding that the same type of orcas sometimes appear off Southern ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. If you’re of a certain generation, you might be able to trace your affinity for orcas to ...

Want to experience this story in a different medium? Check out the related documentary or Science Quickly podcast episode. Like many people who visit San Juan Island, I came here for the orcas. This ...

"She thinks she's still trapped in captivity!" Lionsgate has debuted an official trailer for a very dumb new horror movie called Killer Whale, an Orca spin on the usual shark movie with all the same ...