A North Atlantic right whale was freed from fishing gear off the Georgia coast after a two-day rescue operation.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Last week, a group of Maine lobstermen worked out a plan for how they would respond to an aggregation of endangered North ...

Luckily, Savoca said, tons and tons of whale poop isn’t harmful to the environment: It actually helps bloom phytoplankton.

Each year, more than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaii. Here are some interesting facts to know about their behavior and how to best see them on your next trip.

Scientists confirmed the first east-to-west Atlantic migration of a North Atlantic right whale, traveling 3,000 miles from ...

This story was reported in collaboration with Science Friday and WCAI. Read the original reporting on Science Friday's website. By the time researchers found the dead whale on a Martha’s Vineyard ...

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians salvaged a beached whale’s remains, a practice that hadn't been ...

Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship ...

That was the word last night from two of the researchers who have seen the calf up close, Mark Sears and Maya Sears, the West ...

Jessica Woodend has spent 20 years in wildlife education and animal care, working with animals across the country and, for ...