Scientists have spotted 21 North Atlantic right whale calves off of the Southeastern coast this season. This is the most since 2011.

Whale Tales 2026 takes place Thursday, Feb. 19 through Monday, Feb. 23, with presentations running Friday through Sunday from ...

A young North Atlantic right whale that state wildlife officials helped partially disentangle from fishing gear in December, has died, having to succumbed to severe injuries from those lines, ...

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

An Evening of Conversation with Ocean Elders,” starring Dr. Sylvia Earle, Nainoa Thompson and Jean-Michel Cousteau, slated ...

This January, ocean lovers and community scientists from across the islands and beyond are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sanctuary Ocean Count —Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine ...

Step aside, primates and crows. Thanks to new drone footage, killer whales have joined an exclusive club: the short list of animals that make and use tools. Scientists have discovered that southern ...

Scientists have documented southern resident killer whales using tools fashioned from kelp to groom one another—a behavior never before observed in marine mammals. The study, published recently in the ...

The carcass of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted about 25 miles offshore of Avon on Jan. 27.

Researchers used drones to sample whale blow and discovered cetacean morbillivirus in Arctic whales for the first time.

“You feel alien out there,” Friedlaender tells Popular Science. “And yet, the whale chooses you and interacts with you as a curious individual. It gives you its attention, and that kind of moment is ...