A look at I-195 Bridge project was top news this week. Here's a recap of the most-read Standard-Times stories.

The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

While fans of the movie and novel “Jaws” might envision an encounter with a 22-foot great white shark as being daunting, ...

Teeth from sharks and rays can be used to study their diet, but one of the biggest challenges in shark science is collecting ...

Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

The Whale’s Tooth parking lot, operated by the New Bedford Port Authority, will provide both MBTA and Seastreak parking. Here ...

— Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what ...

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Although not as big as Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, it offers similarly spectacular snorkelling and it is also the best ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Despite their name, killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins. As part of the "toothed whale" group of animals, all ...

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing.