Humpback whales are striking animals, not only because of their size, but also because of their complex vocalizations, acrobatic swimming and thousand-mile migrations. Moreover, they hold a vital role ...

Evidence of fishery interaction in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline: A. By-catch in animal history; B. Presence of fishing gears; C. Larynx entanglement ...

The search for intelligent life is looking in the wrong direction. There are billions of stars in our galaxy, some of them older than our sun and with Earth-like planets orbiting around them.

Recent advances in neuroimaging and molecular analyses have considerably enriched our understanding of cetacean brain anatomy and the evolutionary pressures shaping its distinctive features. Cetaceans ...