The study revealed that 29% of all strandings were linked to anthropogenic (human-caused) trauma. Vessel strikes were a ...

From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

Algal bloom triggered by sewage discharges could be causing in dolphins the same form of brain degeneration seen in humans with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists warned in a new study. Scientists found ...

Socializing among dolphins is divided by sex. Female dolphins form fluid bonds with other females based on raising offspring ...

Research shows male dolphins with strong friendships age more slowly. Social bonds reduce stress and protect health at the ...

Dolphins have long proved that they possess high levels of intelligence through their communication and socialization skills. But recent discoveries by marine biologists highlight a previously unknown ...

Stories about dolphins move fast. Someone spots a shark, dolphins show up, and the moment quickly becomes something bigger than it was. Friends repeat it. Strangers add their own details. Before long, ...

Male bottlenose dolphins with strong friendships age more slowly compared to their more solitary peers, according to a new ...

A lifeguard and his daughter were unexpectedly surrounded by bottlenose dolphins off New Zealand's coast. The pod formed a ...

It is impossible these days to turn on the national news without hearing an update on the conflict in Crimea. This week, a story that involves animals caught our attention. Now that Russia has annexed ...

A group of mad scientists have been working on a human-to-dolphin translator and ... it might actually work. What sounds like a science fiction fantasy, might actually become a reality as researchers ...