Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

Applications for the program are open through Feb. 17 and the winners of the grants will be announced in March.

As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there’s no ...

This week, we are celebrating a monumental environmental victory for Puget Sound’s ecosystems, Washington Tribal Nations and ...

This week on WABE, the 2025 Georgia General Assembly starts, Gov. Brian Kemp delivers his State of the State address, ...

Massachusetts politicians were fine with the economic costs of protecting endangered species – but only when it meant ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited the impact ...

Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and watercraft such as surfboards, kayaks and jet skis. Any vessel within 500 yards ...

A group of about 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales was spotted off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge. That's about ...

Researchers are pouring over old whaling-ship logs at the Providence Public Library to see if the records can help us understand our changing climate.

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.