Whale falls can nourish an entire ecosystem of deep-sea creatures, from large scavengers to microscopic bacteria. They provide inhabitants of the mostly deserted ocean floor with a sudden and immense ...

Whale earwax and parasitic worms are going on display at the Natural History Museum in a new exhibition about the "broken planet". The free new gallery is designed to "explore the biggest ...

Sitka High School teacher Stacy Golden received a prestigious teaching award last month. The Presidential Award for ...

After the soft tissues are gone, specialised organisms like "bone-eating worms" will burrow into the whale's bones, consuming the marrow and nutrients within ...