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

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...

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

A massive Bryde's whale suddenly emerged from cloudy waters off Mexico's coast, shocking a freediving instructor and her ...

A free-diver had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde's whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in ...

The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be done to save the species from extinction?

"Monterey Bay is in my rearview mirror as I drive inland through toiled farm fields to Pacheco Pass. It is early morning in Steinbeck Country." ...

The once-booming population that passed California twice a year has cratered because of retreating sea ice. A new kind of ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Owned by wildlife education and conservation advocate Jessica Woodend, of Topsham, Chunk the whale makes visits to schools ...

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