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 ...

Scientists suspect the mating waters may be around St. Helena, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean where ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song unlike any other. The sound reverberated through the depths at 52 Hertz, puzzling those listening to this solo ringing out ...

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

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

Kathi George, director of cetacean conservation biology at the Mammal Center, said in the past two weeks, multiple ferry operators in the Bay have reported taking actions to avoid whales.