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

However, scientists have suspected dolphins’ teeth are for more than just munching for some time. Now, new research suggests ...

Dolphins are world famous for their playful, acrobating leaps out of the water. While it might seem like pure fun to us, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dolphins have various reputations based on their incredible intelligence. They are often seen as friendly, inquisitive, and often playful aquatic mammals, but behind that popular image is an ...