Federal investigation launched as marine experts prepare necropsy to determine how the protected species died before being ...

A gang of more than 60 orcas brutally attacked and killed a 59-foot-long (18 meters) pygmy blue whale, leaving a nearby whalewatching tour shocked, new video footage shows. The dramatic incident ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species. There ...

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

Vessels are critical to our economy, with over 80% of the world’s trade facilitated by the maritime industry. The average container ship measures approximately four football fields, carrying about ...

In all of human history, only two blue whale births have been recorded, with both having taken place decades ago. It is unclear why blue whale births and even calves themselves are so rarely seen, ...

Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling ...

In an exciting moment for scientists and marine lovers alike, the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2025 birthing season was recently spotted off the Massachusetts coast, the Cape Cod Times ...

Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies advocates for marine life like these majestic mammals . (Courtesy photo) Vessels are critical to the economy, with more than 80% of the world’s trade facilitated ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers is helping protect whales while also advancing ocean conservation and planning. Ahmed Aziz Ezzat, an ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...