A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Menopause is an evolutionary mystery. If the goal of any organism is to pass on its genes, why would a species stop reproducing years or even decades before the end of its life span? To help ...

Archaeocetes: An extinct group of early cetaceans that are considered the ancestors of modern whales, including both baleen and toothed species. Dental filter-feeding: A feeding strategy where ...

Right whales, which are much more closely related to bowhead whales than any other species, appear to exhibit similar lifespans. Like bowheads, right whales filter feed through baleen and migrate ...

Researchers figured out that the Bryde’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico were not, in fact, Bryde’s Whales. Photo: NWF ...

Fewer vessels will be required to reduce their speed, which is likely to contribute to the extinction of the North Atlantic right whale, a species that is vulnerable to extinction and classified ...

Fewer vessels will be required to reduce their speed, which is likely to contribute to the extinction of the North Atlantic right whale, a species that is vulnerable to extinction and classified as ...

The findings revealed that different species of whales respond variably to seismic surveys, with small odontocetes (toothed whales) showing the most pronounced avoidance behavior. This suggests ...

Previously, there had been reports of orcas in the region attacking a number of other species, including pantropical spotted dolphins, Bryde’s whales and short-finned pilot whales — but ...

The World Sustainability Organization estimates as many as 20,000 whales are killed every year by boats, from fishing vessels to cruise ships. It says shipping companies can protect the species by ...