The North Atlantic right whales, which were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, are one of the most endangered large whale ...

Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore ...

A new prehistoric dolphin species has been discovered, and it had excellent high-frequency hearing abilities that were ...

This summer, a male spade-toothed whale — the world’s rarest whale species — washed ashore in New Zealand, astonishing scientists and observers. The animal’s sleek, well-preserved body, which measured ...

State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on a beach in Kihei.

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that ...

Preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports 34 whales were found entangled in fishing ...

The current population of the North Atlantic right whale stands at less than 400 as the species has grown increasingly ...

A whale spotted in Hong Kong waters was found to have several head injuries ... “It is uncommon to see these species here,” society vice-chairwoman Viena Mak Hei-man said.

A recent report published in Science Advances concluded that most great whale species have an’ unrecognized potential for ...

Scientists in New Zealand recently performed the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale ... is known about the species. Only six other specimens have ever been found — and none were ...