There's a really interesting idea in anthropology called the grandmother hypothesis, that basically says the reason we have grandmas has to do with what makes us unique as a species. But there's a huge problem with the idea that it's...

What's going on inside the brains of animals? Can we know what, or if, they're thinking and feeling? Carl Safina thinks we can. using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories...

Killer whales migrate thousands of kilometers across oceans, because it's good for their skin?

Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is able to survive thanks mainly to one member, its most knowledgeable hunter: the grandmother. These matriarchs can live 80 years or more and their...

The human body is full of mysteries, but we can start to solve those mysteries with help from science and the bodies of grandma whales.

Off the coast of South Africa, a small group of orcas with an apparent taste for shark liver have been taking out great white sharks since at least 2017. And, honestly, that’s not even the strangest thing killer whales have been up to...

Pupil outcome: I can identify some of the wildlife found in the Antarctic and explain how it is affected by seasonal change Key learning points: - All the creatures that come to the Antarctic feed in the sea. - Penguins are only found in...

On this episode of Beyond the Tide, Coyote and Mark go kayaking with Killer Whales! Yes that’s right…right on the water next to one of the largest predators in the world! The Orca, perhaps the most revered mammal of the sea, is not only...