A research team working the summer of 2023 off the coast of Dominica when they made the "impossibly rare" observation of a ...

One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, a gentle giant cruises through the ocean with purpose. The North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered marine mammals, is on a journey toward survival in the ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback. Subscribe to our ...

Scientists who recorded whale songs learned that the New York Bight, at the entrance to the harbor, attracts sei whales. Ships pose a risk to them.

Unrelated animals worked with the mother and her relatives, marking the first known evidence of whales from multiple families ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sara Tabin is a science contributor writing about animals. Sep 05, 2024, 08:48pm EDT Sep 06, 2024, 11:40am EDT Whale and bubble ...

A wildlife veterinarian who performs necropsies shares what it takes to investigate a whale stranding. When a whale dies, it often decomposes quite quickly—the process starts within hours of an animal ...

A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy that has been stranded in the Baltic Sea off Germany will be left to die; all rescue efforts ...