New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle with the full-throated support of the fishing and ...

An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth. Seconds later, ...

Two beluga whales settled into their new home at SeaWorld San Antonio this week following an international relocation mission ...

For sperm whales to live well, they must be heard. Whether diving to forage or chatting at the surface, orsupporting each ...

Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of ...

Meet the ice-breaking ocean giant who's baffled scientists and lives up to 200 years old, with our species guide ...

A rare Monterey Bay encounter was caught on camera as orcas hunted dolphins, with one whale leaping an estimated 15 feet out ...

Mother right whales were captured in a rare video with their bellies up. It could be a sign they need a break.

When a whale exhales, something far stranger than air shoots out of its blowhole at 300 miles per hour. Scientists now harvest this bizarre substance using drones, and what they find inside it is ...

Nearly 40 people aboard a fishing boat off the coast of Virginia Beach experienced a rare wildlife encounter when they ...

As we watch the whales, the whales watch us. Humpbacks are renowned for “mugging” whale watching vessels, coming in close to circle boats and often ogling lifejacketed spectators by pushing their ...

Usually there's safety in numbers, but it doesn't always work that way. Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) filter-feed on immense shoals of krill ...