Although we humans certainly do like to think of ourselves as smart, we only just discovered a new species of whale. The Rice's whale.

Somewhere out there on the beautiful briny sea, the world's 50 or so remaining Rice's whales are breathing a collective sigh of relief, safe from the clutches of former Congressman Matt Gaetz.

BALTIMORE— Under an agreement approved today in U.S. District Court in Maryland, federal agencies will seek better ways to protect endangered Rice’s whales and other imperiled marine species from ...

In a Facebook post, the museum said the animal was filled with "the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale". There were 16 rice sacks in its stomach, as well as "multiple shopping bags".

including both the North Atlantic right whale and North Pacific right whale, the Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale and the Southern Resident killer whale. Today’s letter includes specific funding requests ...