Scientists have discovered microplastics in whale organs, raising concerns about plastic pollution's impact on marine life. With plastic waste now threatening ecosystems, some argue that dumping ...

The humpback whale seen drifting close to shore in Corolla likely died from blunt force trauma, officials with Jennette's Pier told WTKR News 3 Monday.

At the front of the head are the spermaceti organ, a cavity that contains the bulk of the whale’s spermaceti, and a mass of oil-saturated fatty tissue called the junk. Two long nasal passages ...

On Friday April 11, a necropsy was performed on a dead juvenile female humpback that washed into the beach north of Shad Street in Corolla on Thursda ...

They host the brain, the sensory organs, and the teeth, all of which can tell researchers about the animals’ behavior and diet. For several years now, Coombs has been studying whale skull ...