Researchers are ramping up monitoring efforts. Scientists issue warning after observing concerning change in humpback whales: ...

With 95,000 miles of coastline, the U.S. boasts amazing whale-watching destinations, with opportunities to see orcas, ...

The slowly rising numbers come after a decade of population declines. But threats including entanglement in fishing gear, ...

Scientists in Madeira study the impacts of plastics on whales and dolphins. Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its ...

Southern right whales, key indicators of ocean health, are producing fewer calves due to climate-driven food shortages in the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little attention ...

CoastXP, a nature-based adventure company in South Wales, Australia, shared some interesting facts about humpback whale ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales — a tradition that ...

Two whales swimming, diving and rolling in the water just steps from the sand at Aliso Beach stopped beachgoers in their tracks. “It was a delicious, spiritual moment,” said Maria Bishop of the ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

Discover the 8 largest whales in the world. Learn about their size, habitat, and fascinating traits in this easy-to-read ...