The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

"There have been close associations." Experts thrilled by stunning turnaround of once-threatened whale species: 'It's very ...

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

Belugas are harder to study than most whales as they spend so much time under the Arctic ice. The post Beluga whales ‘swap ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

After right whales were redetected east of Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 14, the right whale Slow Zone has been extended ...

With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere ...