For the past 70 years, the fossilized remains have been housed at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, where ...

A dead humpback whale was spotted in Unalaska Bay on Dec. 4, the third reported dead whale to wash up on the island since Oct ...

Sandsend Beach in Shapinsay, Scotland. Julie Watkins and Dug Turner found the bottle here while walking their dogs. In April, Julie Watkins and Dug Turner were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, ...

It’s now been more than a month since a 47-foot fin whale washed up on the Anchorage coastal flats, near the mouth of Fish Creek. In those first days after the whale’s Nov. 16 appearance, the ...

Update, Wednesday: Volunteers with Vulcan Towing in Anchorage helped Museum of Alaska director James Grogan extract almost all of the remaining bones from a fin whale on Cook Inlet mudflats on Tuesday ...

In Alaska this week, the International Whaling Commission has been holding its annual meeting where conservation-minded countries have faced off once again with nations that want to catch more whales.

Travelers with a passion for wildlife can enjoy whale watching all over the world at all times of the year but some seasons stand out. From warm weather locales like Los Cabos and Turks and Caicos in ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) – The International Whaling Commission ended its annual meeting on Friday amid dissatisfaction from a variety of members, including Japan, which sought permission for coastal ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - For the first time, scientists have recorded singing by one of the rarest whales on Earth, and it just might be looking for a date. The crooning comes from a possibly ...