Fewer than 400 of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales remain. However, federal lawmakers have been weighing proposed rollbacks of some protections for the mammals.

Satellites confirm Calanus finmarchicus, crucial for North Atlantic right whales, sustaining their survival amid dwindling ...

Satellites detect and confirm the presence of tiny red plankton, Calanus finmarchicus, that feeds and protects North Atlantic ...

A passerby in the harbor of Ketchikan, Alaska watched air bubbles forming on the water's surface on November 25. Then, a giant emerged from the depths.

Saratoga High School senior Lucy Zhang presented her research on the link between whale songs and human musical compositions ...

Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath—or "blow"—from wild humpback, sperm and fin whales in northern Norway, hailing a new era of non-invasive health monitoring ...

A groundbreaking ocean sanctuary in Nova Scotia will give formerly captive whales space, dignity, and care in a natural seaside setting.

A humpback whale has died after becoming caught in a cray pot rope off the Northland coast. The death is revealed in a report for Fisheries New Zealand detailing accidental catches of seabirds and ...

A rare white whale was recently spotted off the coast of New Zealand, and experts believe it may be the elusive Migaloo. Photo from Georgia Phelps Georgia Phelps hopped in her car and hightailed it ...