Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas. By Alexa Robles-Gil In northern Norway, scientists detected a disease-causing virus in ...

Humpback whales seem to be lingering longer than before off Ventura. December also typically marks the start of gray whale sightings locally. Whale watching boats report humpback whales have started ...

Want to spot nature’s largest animal in the wild? Late December is a great time to make it happen — and the weather might even play ball this year. Upward of 14,000 gray whales are expected to swim ...

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SO YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ON TIME. AN ENDANGERED WHALE HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF MERRITT ISLAND, AND NOW MARINE SCIENTISTS WANT TO WARN BOATERS TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE. THE NORTH ATLANTIC ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized ...

In a rare sighting, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, first photographed in 2024 off the coast of Ireland, was recently reidentified near Boston, U.S., on Nov. 19. This is the first ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in all waters off Oregon, highlighting an increasing number of whale entanglements. The ...

Killer whales and dolphins have been working together to hunt salmon in the northern Pacific Ocean, an unexpected finding that further reveals the complex social lives of marine mammals. Video cameras ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales face a significant threat from ship strikes, which account for about a quarter of their confirmed deaths. To mitigate this, AI-powered maritime safety ...

EVER SINCE, AND RIGHT OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FIRST SIGHTING OF A MOM WHALE AND HER CALF HAS BEEN SPOTTED. AN AERIAL SURVEY TEAM LOCATED CHAMPAGNE AND HER CALF ON NOVEMBER 28TH, AND THEY ...