"This ecosystem seems sufficiently productive." Researchers make concerning discovery while studying whale behavior: 'Seems ...

North Atlantic right whale calves have been documented so far this season, a first in 15 years for the endangered species.

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

Tests on a tissue sample confirm a researchers aboard a vessel near Baja California were they first to observe the species alive Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Southern right whales are having fewer calves as sea ice shrinks. Scientists say this species may now be a warning sign of climate change.

Scientists will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death, marking the second right whale fatality documented in ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Whale watchers are crossing their fingers for another glimpse of what could be an albino whale. “We noticed there was a white baby with them,” stated Travis Woo, a safety diver on ...

The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is ...

Each winter, humpback whales return to Hawaiʻi’s warm waters to breed and give birth, drawing both visitors and volunteers to ...

A 46-foot-long fin whale washed ashore in Clatsop County on the Oregon coast Saturday morning. Officials from the Seaside Aquarium said the whale had already been dead for some time before washing up ...