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

According to the aquarium, Old Thom is the only orca regularly seen in North Atlantic waters. Unlike most killer whales that ...

A video of a killer whale off the coast of Massachusetts went viral. An expert said it was Old Thom, a whale who has an ...

Award-winning cameraman Doug Allan dies aged 74 in Nepal. BBC filmmaker had strong ties to Connemara and Clifden.

Doug Allan, who has died while trekking in Nepal aged 74, was the cameraman described by Sir David Attenborough as “the ...

The killer whales of the Salish Sea, off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, are perhaps the most well-studied marine mammals in the world. For over 50 years, researchers have taken ...

There’s an episode in Season 1 of Stranger Things, where the science teacher explains to the kids how to travel to another dimension (the Upside Down) using a paper plate. The teacher draws a ...

Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

Hunting killer whales always eat the animals they kill, typically leaving behind only a few low-energy parts, such as fins. "Also, if it was just aggression, they wouldn't bother to tear off the fin," ...

“The Russian whale researcher Sergey Fomin with one of the two torn-off killer whale fins that have been found on Bering Island. This one was found in 2022 and likely comes from a young male. It is 47 ...

While most people think of aircraft like the fast-moving MQ-1 Predator when they hear the words "military drone," that's not the only option. These days, drones can fly, as well as swim or travel ...