Dolphins are famous for their speed and agility in the water, but what exactly allows them to swim so effectively? Scientists ...

Learn how supercomputers simulate how dolphins create powerful vortices that push them forward and make them some of the ...

Researchers from Osaka University have used supercomputer simulations to solve the mystery of how ...

Large rings of swirling water called eddies provide most of the push that allows dolphins to swim so fast and smoothly.

Like humans, dolphins give birth to live young, but rather than a hospital room, they do so while submerged entirely underwater! As you can imagine, this comes with a unique set of challenges. Imagine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors to Balboa Pier in Newport Beach were treated to an unexpected and unforgettable show over the weekend as a small pod of ...

WASHINGTON — Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose. Using the sponge to protect from sharp rocks ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. ― Fourteen-year-old B.B. is a bit of a showoff. A superstar athlete able to swim faster and jump higher than the other five bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Life Key Largo (formerly ...

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual "super pod" of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures.

It is hoped the young common dolphin will swim back out to sea when the lock is opened at high water.