A young minke whale calf was rescued after being found stranded at Inishlacken Island, Ireland, on May 7, by a Galway boat ...

When scientists label a whale’s death as part of an unusual mortality event, or UME, that doesn’t mean that the whale’s cause ...

Many of the planet’s most consequential ecological changes don’t come with viral footage or easy villains. They unfold ...

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

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

“The sardines are eating it, and then the sea lions are eating the sardines, and the whole food chain is coming up,” Martin ... Last week, a rare minke whale was stranded in Long Beach Harbor. Only ...

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido–This year’s commercial whaling of minke whales has begun off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, with the first catch of the season being unloaded here on April 1. The catch was a ...

Even biologists only capture a glimpse of the lives of whales. There are still many species whose lives are largely a mystery ...

You might not want to think too much about all the whales that have urinated in the ocean the next time you go to the beach, ...

Antarctic kayaking was everything I hoped it would be One of my goals on this trip to Antarctica was to kayak with minke whales. I'm happy to report that I achieved that goal during my add-on ...

In the waters off New England, one of Earth's rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale ...