A survey team with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently spotted the first gray whale mother and calf ...

North Atlantic right whales, which give birth off the coast of Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida each winter, had their most successful calving season in more than 15 years. There are only about 380 ...

Rare right whale mother and calf spent the day in Gloucester Harbor, prompting concern and a safety response near shore.

At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — Another dead gray whale has appeared on the Oregon coast, this time on Seaside Beach. According to the Seaside Aquarium, the 40-foot male whale was found on the south end of Seaside ...

Scientists are learning that sperm whales communicate in ways that may mirror human language. A sperm whale is seen socializing with its pod near Dominica, where scientists have been studying how the ...

The animals might be entering the Bay in search of food as climate change disrupts traditional sources. They face huge risks from ships in the area. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Nearly one-fifth of the ...

Spotting a gray whale in San Francisco Bay can be thrilling, but researchers now know it can be bad news for the marine mammals. Nearly 1 in 5 gray whales that enter the bay die there, researchers ...

Salem man arrested with 15 pounds of meth, police say A Salem man is now behind bars after investigators say they found 15 pounds of meth during a narcotics investigation. Off-duty Skamania County ...

Sperm whales’ click-based communication system has patterns that echo how human languages use vowels, according to a new study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...