Escalating vessel flow in New York waters has coincided with an alarming spike in humpback whale mortalities, underscoring a mounting hazard. The waterways surrounding New York City are ...

Marine biologists have documented the first case of a whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The finding centers on a 20-foot whale shark first encountered in 2010 at Ewing Bank, a ...

GREENLAND − September 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Songs and Stories of World War II program focuses on some of the most beloved American songs that were popular ...

This story has been corrected for clarity; the finding of a beached whale was not part of this investigation. A South Carolina man faces hefty fines and home arrest for trafficking animal parts on ...

There I was, idly researching cetaceans on the company dime, when I came across Songs of the Humpback Whale. Released 55 years ago this month, this album of whale songs remains the bestselling ...

A 12-foot pilot whale was rescued after stranding on a riverbank in Nova Scotia, Canada, officials said. Photo from Fisheries and Oceans Canada A whale was recently rescued after it became stranded on ...

Leaders from the two regions held their first Arctic fisheries committee meeting earlier this month. The head of Greenland's Ministry of Fisheries says Canadian vessels often have to dock in Greenland ...

A “severely entangled” humpback whale was rescued off the coast of Canada during a “complex” operation that spanned three days. Photo from Fisheries and Oceans Canada After days of careful work, ...

Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest animal ever known to live on planet Earth has grown quieter. Blue whales, once ...