The carcass of a sperm whale washed ashore on Nantucket, prompting recovery operations Sunday by officials and wildlife groups, according to a local nonprofit.

Thousands of humpback whales migrate to Hawaii in November to breed, nurse, and care for their young at a national marine ...

Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one of the most groundbreaking discoveries in modern science. Here’s ...

A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.

A humpback whale known to locals since 2004 was found dead on Nov. 8. Vessel collisions have become a major threat to ...

Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.

Fifty-five years ago, the State of Oregon made history by blowing up an eight-ton whale carcass on a beach in Florence.

A new study published today in The ISME Journal marks the first time scientists have shown a connection between respiratory ...

According to the team, changing the human-based perception of timing was crucial to these findings. In humans, vowels are ...

Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.

For the first time ever, scientists have captured underwater footage of humpback whale calves nursing from their moms.

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...