They're the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. But some things about them remain a ...

A team was expected to examine a dead whale that washed up near Surfers Point in Ventura. Here's what to know.

Lorayne Meltzer has lived along the Gulf of California for 30 years. As an ecologist and director of a binational field ...

A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the ...

One highlight is Massachusetts Right Whale Day, celebrated Thursday, packed with hands-on exhibits, environmental art, and a musical storybook film. It’s all part of an effort to raise awareness for ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

Importantly, this new science could converge with Indigenous peoples’ ancestral knowledge of and relations with cetaceans, which recently led Indigenous leaders of New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Cook ...

A toxin released by one of the largest algae blooms on record off the Southern California coast was linked to the deaths of a ...

No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

One of the largest harmful algae blooms recorded along the Southern California coast has led to the illness and death of ...

NOAA research shows it would take the average tree more than 1500 years to sequester the amount of carbon dioxide a whale can ...