A fisherman reports being engulfed, then spat out, by a whale. A whale expert describes what that would be like

Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" returns with more atrocity footage, a sleek new boat, and loads of righteous ire

Fear the sober voices on the New York Times Op-Ed page and in the think tanks -- they're more dangerous than hawks

In 1820, a massive sperm whale sank my forebears' vessel. The rest is history -- and great American literature

Traditional whaling communities understand the risk — but disrespect from imperious environmentalists isn't helping

The oft-forgotten Jersey Shore shark attacks played an outsize role in Woodrow Wilson's election campaign

Two new books serve up hair-raising histories of maritime cannibalism with all the gory details.

Environmentalists and Indians clash over whether gray whales matter more than native culture and treaty rights.

Calling recent orca encounters "attacks" is the latest affront in a long history of villainizing these animals

A simple list of questions to ask before marrying currently tops the Times' "most e-mailed" list. Why?

All the critically-acclaimed films you should see this weekend -- because you probably haven't yet

In body horror, there is no return from being transformed; the damage is done

A roundup of strange, exciting and perplexing stories from the world of science and technology

The "Frances Ha" director talks music, movies and midlife artistic crises with longtime collaborator Dean Wareham

Despite the strides in whale conservation, climate change, plastic pollution and other dangers have emerged