Rare Whale Species Needs 50 Births Per Year to Survive, But Has Only 15 This Winter ...

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

NOAA has recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale births so far over the 2025-2026 birthing season ...

A whale watcher in California was delighted upon seeing three species of whale swimming off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes ...

For Massachusetts, the North Atlantic right whale represents more than a large animal moving through offshore waters. It ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off extinction ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

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 ...

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

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

Researchers used drones to sample whale blow and discovered cetacean morbillivirus in Arctic whales for the first time.