The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)—a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an office in Woods Hole—has seen a 27 percent reduction in staff ...

A wounded whale thought to have died nearly three years ago has suddenly reappeared off Massachusetts, proving mystery still surrounds one of the world’s most endangered sea creatures.

An aerial survey off the coast of New England discovered a female North Atlantic right whale that was believed to have died three years ago, the New England Aquarium reports. NOAA Fisheries photo ...

Baleen whales shift huge amounts of nutrients, including nitrogen, from high-latitude feeding waters to tropical breeding ...

Sperm whales have extremely large heads that make up about one-third of their total body length, the NOAA said. There are usually between 20 and 26 large teeth on each side of the whale’s lower ...