The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

Rare Whale Species Needs 50 Births Per Year to Survive, But Has Only 15 This Winter ...

A whale watcher in California was delighted upon seeing three species of whale swimming off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

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 ...

The appearance of a northern bottlenose whale in London caused a huge stir and was watched by millions.

After right whales were redetected east of Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 14, the right whale Slow Zone has been extended ...

Researchers used drones to sample whale blow and discovered cetacean morbillivirus in Arctic whales for the first time.

The ocean is full of strange anomalies, many of which are still unexplained. But when those oddities literally breach the ...