With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

Far off the New England coast, one of Earth’s rarest mammals is surviving on a food source so small it usually slips past ...

Update: The key points with this story have been corrected to note the new Slow Zone is in effect until April 14. North Atlantic right whales have again been detected near Ocean City, Maryland, ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

A free diving instructor enjoying the open water of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico had her peace interrupted by a ...

When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something ...