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

Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to wildlife populations globally, and marine mammals are no exception. Dolphins, ...

Learn about the different ideas that came together in Massachusetts to make the right whale the "right" whale to represent ...

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

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

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

Scientists have finally solved a decades-old mystery with the first-ever live encounter of a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale.

The U.S. Coast Guard reported the whale carcass on Sunday at a marine terminal in Gloucester City, New Jersey, according to ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

With the 2025 release of the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) interactive map, scientists, conservationists, and ...

Federal data collected over four years have shown that derelict fishing gear is an underestimated threat. Some experts say it ...

One of the world's most endangered whales that was first identified two years off the coast of County Donegal has been ...