The endangered right whales' median age at death is about 22. Southern right whales, a closely related species, generally ...

A recent report published in Science Advances concluded that most great whale species have an’ unrecognized potential for ...

Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the Eastern Seaboard ...

The results revealed that while the median lifespan of Southern right whales is 73.4 years, 10 percent are capable of ...

Although southern right whales have always been thought to reach impressive ages, scientists originally estimated their ...

A survey team said a thick rope was located over one whale’s head and back, which could cause its eventual death.

The data revealed that Southern right whales can live for more than 130 years, with some speculated to reach the ripe old age ...

Bowhead whales — cousins of right whales — can also live incredibly long lives, with some surviving for two centuries. As ...

Entangled right whales were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, and scientists say one of them is likely to die.

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

The current population of the North Atlantic right whale stands at less than 400 as the species has grown increasingly ...

Two North Atlantic right whales entangled in lines were spotted in waters off Nantucket earlier this month, the National ...