In a now viral Facebook post, video captured an extremely rare sighting of an endangered whale species along Alabama’s Gulf ...

Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

Two female right whales traveled across the U.S. Gulf coast during the winter which is rare for the endangered whales, ...

Scientists on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich marine life that inhabits the region. This ...

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial ...

Marine scientists had an unexpected sighting earlier this week — a large number North Atlantic right whales near Jeffreys Ledge off the southern Maine and New Hampshire coasts. Research scientist Orla ...

Aerial surveys over the Gulf of Maine captured the group of North Atlantic right whales spread out this week across 10 miles, many of them feeding deep below the surface, the New England Aquarium ...