This incident comes just weeks after a high-speed passenger ferry struck another humpback, a calf, near Vancouver in English ...

The North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered large whales. Their very name references ...

The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North ...

The Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) is using artificial intelligence to help understand sperm whale communications.

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

What to do with animals in captivity is a sticky question, but the answer came into better focus when Canada's first-ever ...

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

The North Atlantic right whale population continues to grow slightly, but advocates say stronger protections are needed for ...

Marine Mammal Stranding Center reports that a 29-foot young humpback whale succumbed to propeller strike wounds while trapped ...

The endangered North Atlantic right whale population increased an estimated 2.1% between 2023 and 2024. The past year has ...

The department says in a statement that an entangled humpback whale was spotted by a whale watching company on Wednesday in ...