New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin and minke whales are eating more of the kinds of fish that humpback whales ...

Fin, humpback, and minke whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence are eating more fish and less krill than they did in the past ...

The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt ...

The foraging strategy may help humpbacks be more resilient to food scarcity, emphasizing the importance of preserving their ...

North Atlantic right whales have returned to the waters south of Massachusetts, prompting federal authorities to designate a voluntary slow zone.

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re continuing our exploration of the National Museum of Natural History’s Museum Support Center, the museum’s remote, secure campus in Suitland, Maryland.

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. Ground-breaking DNA ...

A n isolated Alaskan population of beluga whales is small enough that inbreeding could be a major threat. Yet they remain ...

Researchers have found that humpback whales use bubble-net feeding to survive and recover in the northeastern Pacific. A new study from the University of St Andrews claims to show that whales rely on ...

Midwinter marks the annual return of humpback whales to Hawaiʻi, swimming down from Alaska to breed in the warmer waters. Tiger sharks start showing up in greater numbers soon thereafter from across ...

Iceland is one of three countries that still permits commercial whaling. The activists headed to trial this week are calling ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To ...