Dolphins are majestic mammals of the ocean. They have fascinating personalities and can live up to 90 years, making over 1,000 clicking sounds in under 1 second despite having no vocal cords. These ...

In our new research, we linked DNA markers with known tooth ages of dead dolphins to build the first molecular "epigenetic clock" for common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ). This allows scientists to ...

Vincent Janik, a marine biologist, vividly recalls watching a pod of dolphins play with seagrass during a field visit to Mikura Island in Japan in 2014. "They were wrapping the seagrass over their ...

There’s been a 140-year debate about whether two dolphin types most commonly seen in the waters off Southern California are related. Now, researchers affiliated with the National Oceanic and ...

India became the first country to recognise dolphins as "non-human persons," giving them special rights and banning marine ...

A recent eight-hour wildlife-viewing boat trip off Orange County was focused on migrating gray whales until something more eye-catching to even the veteran boat captain swam by. Capt. Todd Mansur, ...