Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

In fact, it has happened more than two dozen times across four oceans, according to a study published June 30 in the American ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

Underwater contact makes up most of orcas’ social life, yet scientists traditionally watch from boats and count surface cues: ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...