Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

Grays endure an epic roundtrip journey of 10,000 miles or more, and California holds a prime seat through May. Along with ...

The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt ...

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Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are changing their feeding habits as ocean temperatures rise and food becomes harder to find.

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

The news comes one year after documentation that the North Atlantic right whale population increased 2.1% between 2023 and 2024 ...

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

Belugas are harder to study than most whales as they spend so much time under the Arctic ice. The post Beluga whales ‘swap ...