Simon Pierce, who has studied whale sharks globally, said he has photographed suspected mating scars on female sharks in St.

If you tracked a whale across the open ocean, this is what you'd see: They travel thousands of miles, burn through blubber, ...

Researchers say it’s a warning sign we can’t afford to ignore. Scientists sound the alarm after observing concerning shift in ...

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in ...

North Atlantic right whales are typically spotted off Cape Cod this time of year. Koala and Curlew, both females, were seen ...

Researchers and conservationists remind the public to respect the whales’ space. It is illegal to approach a North Atlantic right whale within 500 yards without a federal research permit. Still, from ...

De la Parra is the research coordinator of Proyecto Dominó, a Mexican conservation group that works to protect whale sharks, nicknamed “dominoes” for the spots on their backs. He slips off ...

A major study of humpback whale movement across the North Atlantic basin completed by researchers associated with College of ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

About 100 of the whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Thailand, according to the Bangkok Post. Bryde’s whales are considered medium size, reaching lengths between 42 and 49 feet, according to the ...