The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

A rare whale species appears to be in the midst of a promising birthing season, though scientists are skeptical it's enough ...

"There have been close associations." Experts thrilled by stunning turnaround of once-threatened whale species: 'It's very ...

The ocean is full of strange anomalies, many of which are still unexplained. But when those oddities literally breach the ...

North Atlantic right whales are large, docile creatures that were hunted to the brink of extinction. More recently, ship ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

For years, a strange, repetitive clicking sound pulsed through the deep Pacific. It was heard again and again on hydrophones ...