The Marine Mammal Center has confirmed to KRON4 that a dead gray whale was found floating in the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The ...
I’m used to whales being the most boisterous during windy days, so it was fun to enjoy this sighting in glassy waters!” ...
Bowhead whales survived thousands of years of climate change, but human hunting caused damage that still continues today.
A unique collection of prehistoric bowhead whale bones, dating back 11,000 years, reveals a previously untold story of the relative impacts of humans on nature. The time series of ancient fossils show ...
Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...
Endangered blue whales made a rare and exciting appearance off Cape Cod recently, thrilling marine biologists and marking two firsts for the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team. On Feb. 27, ...
The deaths of more than 50 whales after they became stranded on a beach in Scotland was likely caused by one of their female members suffering a difficult birth, a report has found. Experts from the ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
In one of his final acts before his death in 2024, Māori King Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero helped galvanize Pacific Indigenous leaders to sign a landmark declaration recognizing whales’ rights. Now ...