Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, routinely perform extreme dives, whereas for other species such behavior has been ...

The New England Aquarium spotted three rare “deep-diving” whales off the coast of Cape Cod. In mid-October, the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life aerial survey team spotted three True’s beaked ...

Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a mile – but it's not to feed, nor is it happening everywhere in deep water.

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to the sounds beaked whales naturally produce, researchers have reconstructed a ...

When it comes to holding your breath, the animal kingdom puts humans to shame. Some species have evolved extraordinary adaptations that let them dive for incredible lengths of time, not just minutes, ...

Whale watchers in Madeira captured the astonishing moment orcas took down the deep-diving marine mammal. The predatory behavior had never been documented in the region. A pygmy sperm whale was ...

Animation illustrating the dive paths of three goose-beaked whales, shown in different colors, reconstructed from acoustic tracking data collected by two underwater listening stations (black dots).