Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once ...

Teams of composers and librettists presented the premieres of three 20-minute operas as part of Washington National Opera’s ...

So big, in fact, scientists reference the largest types as "supergiants." Biologists have identified a new such species, ...

NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — The right whale "Grand Teton" was seen with a newborn calf off Amelia Island on Thursday.

New treasures have been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava. They are private bathhouses, ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through ...

Social media users were blown away by the scene in the viral clip, with one saying: "I would be in heaven if this happened to me." ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.