Rising ocean temperatures are shrinking the critical ocean foraging habitat of the California Current and driving humpback ...

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the ...

Local biologists just uncovered why.

Agency now wants to make the determination about the endangered Gulf of Mexico species in December. A much-anticipated critical habitat designation for the endangered Rice’s whale could be delayed ...

One of the world's rarest whales finds itself in greater jeopardy. That’s because the Trump administration lifted a layer of protection for the endangered Rice's whale. It is found only in the Gulf of ...

The federal government issued a new "biological opinion" on the offshore wind power project off Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, finding that pile-driving noise associated with Vineyard Wind 1 is ...

A unique collection of prehistoric bowhead whale bones, dating back 11,000 years, reveals a previously untold story of the relative impacts of humans on nature. The time series of ancient fossils show ...

For $300, you can head over to the Battle Creek Habitat for Humanity ReStore and purchase your very own. On Thursday afternoon, the store posted a photo of the whale sitting outside their doors with a ...