According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that ...

It's well known that cargo vessels and whales don't mix; whale-ship collisions are one of the leading causes of death for ...

A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales.

A whale near a large vessel in southern Sri Lanka.Asha de Vos According to the fossil record, cetaceans - whales, dolphins and their relatives ...

France has several arms deals in the Asia-Pacific, with Indonesia, Singapore and most recently, a U.S. $438 million aid ...

Colliding with ships is a top cause of whale deaths. A new study maps the areas of highest risk, showing where proven ...

Collisions are the leading cause of death worldwide for large whale species. The post Research reveals thousands of whales at ...

In a University of Washington-led paper published in the journal Science, UC Santa Barbara researchers add some clarity to that picture and it’s sobering: Global shipping traffic overlaps with about ...

One of the most striking features of Renaissance maps are the sea creatures embedded in ... It supposedly resided in the Mediterranean and is therefore depicted in many Renaissance maps of the region.

Vessel collisions are a leading cause of death for many whale species. “School zones” for the seas could help protect them, scientists say.

Also known as the Royal Palace, the Palazzo dei Normanni is the oldest royal residence in Europe. Now home to the Sicilian ...

Aquileia, a small town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, is now a modest place with barely 3,000 ...