SHERBROOKE — High winds didn’t stop families, visitors, and ocean advocates from attending the second annual World Ocean Day celebration hosted by the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) on May 31 ...

A humpback whale tethered to the sea floor by a rope was rescued off the coast of Australia after a local fisherman spotted the animal in distress, video shows.

Alisa Schulman-Janiger was observing gray whales off Mexico in 1985 when, instead of a majestic fluke rising from the water, she saw an ugly stump. It was a whale without a tail. "My jaw literally ...

Photo: Pixabay 2. Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia If you're after a whale encounter with a bit of sunshine, Hervey Bay in Queensland is a must. It's widely regarded as one of the best places in ...

Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations ...

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis has documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, like a human smoker blowing ...

Whales may again swim close to Seacoast shores this summer, after a 2024 breach and boat strike incident off Odiorne Point in Rye that toppled two men into the water and captured a global audience.

An aerial survey team spotted North Atlantic right whale #5132 entangled in fishing gear off the coast of North Carolina on Dec. 16, 2024. This photo was taken by Clearwater Marine Aquarium ...

He headed NOAA’s large whale research program for the northeastern U.S. from 2011 to 2019, then led the New England Aquarium’s right whale research program through 2022.

Photos: Humpback whales draw thousands of visitors to Colombia's Pacific coast Tourists ride in boats in hopes of seeing humpback whales surface Aug. 27 in the waters of Bahía Solano, Colombia.

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

Pilot whales, often referred to as the "cheetahs of the deep," are apex predators that even the mighty orcas fear. Watch as these swift, powerful creatures demonstrate their exceptional hunting skills ...