New research shows differences in the tissues surrounding dolphins’ teeth that scientists suspect serve a sensory purpose.

The teeth of dolphins and other toothed whales are connected to a uniquely thick bundle of nerve fibres, which might play a ...

Video footage captured a dolphin yawning underwater, the first confirmed case of such behavior among whales, orcas and other aquatic mammals. Researchers at Mie University said the finding ...

Dolphins are fun-loving and delightful creatures and us humans have long identified with their playful nature and ability to ...

A marine biologist uses an underwater scooter to attract a group of young spotted dolphins, testing the boundaries of their play. For a long time, biologists thought that playtime was a ...

Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet. The US military uses them to locate underwater mines and identify enemy military personnel. The woman fatally set alight on a ...

Bottlenose dolphins are swimming in drugs, including fentanyl, according to a team of researchers that recently examined 89 blubber samples from the iconic cetaceans. The team’s study—set to ...

A group of researchers with Mie University here analyzed 1,816 hours of video recordings and spotted free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins yawning underwater around Mikurajima island in ...

It’s only within the past decade or so that high-frequency underwater audio recorders, like the one Kuczaj uses, have been able to capture the full spectrum of dolphin sounds, and only during ...

Jan Fletcher, from Wight Dolphins, said: "Ultimately we are seeking to encourage people to join the club and experience for themselves the amazing underwater world that surrounds us. "I have ...

The Wight Dolphins have dived at locations including Dorset’s Lundy Island, where seals playfully nipped at their flippers. Paul’s favourite dive was in Thailand. The possibilities are endless.