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

With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

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

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

Grey whales have been extinct from the Atlantic Ocean since the 18th century. But scientists spotted one swimming off New England — one of a few sightings in the last 200 years. Scientists were ...

Update: The key points with this story have been corrected to note the new Slow Zone is in effect until April 14. North Atlantic right whales have again been detected near Ocean City, Maryland, ...

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

A free diving instructor enjoying the open water of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico had her peace interrupted by a ...

Whales are among the loudest animals on Earth, but even they can be susceptible to harm from excessive or overly loud noise in the ocean. Scientists have measured blue whales calls as loud as 190 ...

The once-booming population that passed California twice a year has cratered because of retreating sea ice. A new kind of ...