Late winter is prime time for dramatic ocean movement. Breeding grounds fill with calves, feeding zones pulse with activity, and boat wakes cut through water that suddenly looks brighter again. A good ...

The dead fin whale that was discovered on an Oregon beach Feb. 7 was a subadult that recently moved on from its mother but was not yet fully grown, officials said Feb. 11. Portland State University ...

The Australian Right Whale Research Study receives funding from the Minderoo Foundation and in kind support from many organisations and volunteers. For decades, southern right whales have been ...

A 46-foot fin whale that washed up on the Oregon coast on Saturday has been dead for “quite some time,” officials with the Seaside Aquarium said. The dead whale appeared on Sunset Beach, near ...

A North Atlantic Right Whale carcass was found floating offshore of Avon, North Carolina, on Jan. 27. The whale, named "Division," had been partially disentangled from heavy rope in December but was ...

A mother humpback whale and her calf swim in waters off Maui. The whales come to Maui every winter as part of their migration cycle. Photo courtesy National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration The ...

Cracker Barrel employees must pay for their own alcohol when traveling for work — and should dine out at the Tennessee-based restaurant chain whenever possible, according to an internal message to ...

Once hunted and butchered for oil and meat, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are now being rescued by fishers along India’s western Arabian Sea coast. Since 2001, the nonprofit Wildlife Trust of India ...

A Country Boy Breakfast from Cracker Barrel may sound like a great meal — that is, until you’ve had it four days in a row. On Feb. 2, the Wall Street Journal reported that it had obtained a leaked ...

Do Cracker Barrel employees have to eat at Cracker Barrel restaurants while traveling? Not exactly. After a Jan. 30 report in The Wall Street Journal said Cracker Barrel is pushing its staff to only ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cracker Barrel employees are facing fewer, less luxurious work travel dining options in the new year, the Wall Street Journal reported. An internal ...