The rising temperatures caused important sources of sustenance for blue whales to all but vanish. Scientists are still racing ...

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest ...

Siphonophores are unusual animals made up of individual organisms called "zooids," which each have a distinct function — ...

“We see finback whales that are the second-largest and they’re 70 feet long, and I saw one after I saw the blue whale and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so small,'” McMahon-Foley said.

Chicago Sinfonietta has partnered with the Shedd Aquarium before. In 2009, the orchestra and the aquarium partnered to commission the adventuresome suite "Aquadia," by composer Michael Abels.

Shedd Aquarium beluga whale Kimalu to have surgery A beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium is getting help while dealing with a rare medical condition. Kimalu has been at the Shedd for 12 years.

One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare and giant blue whale, was seen off the coast of Massachusetts in a rare back-to-back sighting. Cape Ann Whale Watch, a touring group based in ...