Twenty-two varieties of beaked whales roam the seas, feeding on bottom-dwelling squid and small fish on the dark ocean floor. Shy and seldom seen by man, they are among the least understood large ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- Robin Baird's research team members stare at the horizon for hours, searching for rarely seen beaked whales. The small, gray marine mammals have been at the center of a dispute ...

I was a member of the team that received funding from various navy sponsors to study the effects of sonar on cetaceans. The research was carried out independently from sponsor influence, and our ...