The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed on vast amounts of krill. Blue whales usually inhabit the open sea and are ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales (all mammals) are larger. The ...

Learn why blue whale calves are prime orca targets and how their massive mothers use slipstreams, allies, and shockwaves to keep them alive.

BOSTON (WWLP) – The New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted endangered blue whales during two back-to-back surveys. This marked the first time the Aquarium has documented a blue whale in the ...

Researchers say they spotted three endangered blue whales off the coast of Southern New England in a 24-hour period last month. Observers with New England Aquarium said it's the first time they have ...

Two blue whales were recently spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium. This marks the first time the aquarium has documented a blue whale in the southern New England survey area.

BOSTON — Scientists with the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life were flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on Feb. 27 when they sighted a ...

The 90-foot leviathans were spotted just south of the Island. Two observers from the New England Aquarium looked out either side of a small twin-engine, four-seater airplane late last month and saw ...

In a first-of-its-kind occurrence, three endangered blue whales were recently spotted in two separate instances off the New England coast, according to New England Aquarium researchers. On Feb. 27, ...

In the 1800s, a massive blue whale washed ashore near Askin Bay, just outside Göteborg, Sweden. Instead of letting the moment fade into local history, the specimen was preserved and eventually put on ...

Scientists are investigating the remains of a deceased male Fin whale discovered in the surf in Barnegat Light on Feb. 20, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. The stranding ...