Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the first time by drone. The tag ...

“The ancient DNA came to our rescue to secure the specimens’ true identity,” wrote Wooller and his colleagues. It also opened ...

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

North Atlantic right whale calves have been documented so far this season, a first in 15 years for the endangered species.

Entanglement is a top threat for all large baleen whales on Canada’s coasts, including humpbacks, minke, blue and fin whales.

"This is really unusual from what we've been tracking." ...

Since around 2015, female southern right whales have not given birth as often. These extended calving intervals mean fewer ...

Beginning in September, humpback whales appear off the coast of Hawaii. February is the most magical time, as the pods are at their peak.

Groundbreaking research is revealing that communication among whales is far more complex and sophisticated than previously ...

The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) is amending the Fisheries Regulations under Section 27 of the Fisheries Act 1985, namely the Fisheries (Control ...

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.