A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback ...

Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new ...

New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.

The Australian Right Whale Research Study receives funding from the Minderoo Foundation and in kind support from many organisations and volunteers. For decades, southern right whales have been ...

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