When states give driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too—even the littlest ones. Babies born ...

The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...

Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...

Whales have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, with their immense size and graceful movements. Recent studies ...

The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.

Researchers have assigned a number to all remaining 370 Atlantic right whales living in waters along the Eastern Seaboard, ...

A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable by a $500 fine.

Acanthopsaron striatum and Pteropsaron flavissimum are new species of signalfish, a group of bottom-dwelling fish typically ...

Fishing for California Dungeness crabs can begin on Jan. 5. between the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to the boarder with ...

From a huge baby penguin to a pet octopus who laid 50 eggs and a whale that might have been a Russian spy, here is a look at some of the most famous animals of 2024.

Take a look at some of the top world ocean stories from 2024: ...