It’s now been more than a month since a 47-foot fin whale washed up on the Anchorage coastal flats, near the mouth of Fish Creek. In those first days after the whale’s Nov. 16 appearance, the ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

Tiny sharks have long been blamed for the eerily perfect circles carved into the skin of whales, dolphins and even submarines ...

The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum. Remains of ...

Every summer, thousands of tourists descend on the Colombian town of Bahia Solano to experience the thrill of watching humpback whales as they migrate from the frigid waters of the southern Pacific to ...

VASHON ISLAND — The greenhouse hums with excited chatter as each ninth grader picks up their assigned bone. Some are the size of a notebook, others are too big to carry alone. One by one, the students ...

Bahia Solano, which is built along a U-shaped bay, has become one of the most famous spots in Colombia to sight humpback whales. Every summer, the town of 10,000 residents is visited by thousands of ...