From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

In a new book called Why Whales Sing, Eduardo Mercado details his life's work to try and understand what whale songs are all about.

Scientists are working to protect right whales off the Carolina, Georgia and Florida coast with the use warning systems to ...

Porpoises in UK waters are being found with record rates of mercury in their livers, scientists have found. New research has ...

SeaWorld killer whale Katina has died at 50, prompting renewed criticism of lifelong orca captivity and its impact on animal welfare.

Deep in the Pacific Ocean, a huge whale stayed out of sight from humans for many years. People knew about it only from dead ...

A BELOVED orca with a “big personality” has tragically died, aged 50. Katina the killer whale was known for delighting ...

Residents reported seeing a marine mammal that washed ashore on Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury this morning. It is whale-like in appearance but has actually been confirmed by experts as being a Risso’s ...

Fewer than 400 of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales remain. However, federal lawmakers have been weighing proposed rollbacks of some protections for the mammals.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said no changes are needed for the 2022 lease sale that drew just one bid.

The federal government is trying to fend off a lawsuit challenging a boat speed limit designed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, which migrate each year to calving grounds off ...