Despite their enormous size, whale sharks are completely harmless to humans. These peaceful filter feeders glide through the water, feeding only on plankton, krill, and other tiny organisms. Divers ...

Nature turns savage when one of the ocean’s top predators faces a giant of the sea. In this rare and terrifying encounter, a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The awarded film features STRI marine biologist Héctor M. Guzman diving with a group of five whale sharks while traveling in the Tropical Eastern ...

How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

A heartbreaking video clip shows a mother humpback whale and her small calf caught in nets near Noosa Main Beach on the ...

After shocking footage surfaced on Thursday, a string of whale entanglements has sparked outrage among locals, with mounting ...

A rumor has circulated online since 2018 claiming that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...

Marine biologists have documented the first case of a whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The finding centers on a 20-foot whale shark first encountered in 2010 at Ewing Bank, a ...

The majority of whale sharks in a marine tourism hotspot off Indonesia have human-caused scars, according to a new study. Photo from NOAA, UnSplash The majority of whale sharks in a global tourism ...