A new study shows that old whaling routes and Arctic ice still shape which bowhead whale populations recover today.

The earliest documentary evidence of organised whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly across the ports of the Bay of Biscay, from Galicia ...

Norway reopened its annual whale hunting season earlier this month, continuing a practice most countries abandoned decades ago. By the mid-20th century, industrial whaling had pushed many whale ...

Recent public radio coverage about the Makah Tribe’s request to resume whaling pains me. It leaves me asking a simple question: Who speaks for the whale? The Makah people have a treaty right to hunt ...

At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists ...

Join Chris Koerner, host of The Koerner Office podcast, as he delivers an inspiring keynote at SM Bash 2024 exploring how to identify and pursue your business "white whale"—the game-changing customer, ...

Sperm whales’ click-based communication system has patterns that echo how human languages use vowels, according to a new study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...

Scientists are learning that sperm whales communicate in ways that may mirror human language. A sperm whale is seen socializing with its pod near Dominica, where scientists have been studying how the ...

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, Washington's Legislature works just a few months per year, which means most lawmakers have day jobs on the side. And finally, a story ...

A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Poel, a German ...