Sometimes it feels like we’ve discovered all there is to know about the world. But that belief is patently false. Scientists ...

The North Atlantic right whale population, which is just 384, saw a promising number of new births this season The endangered whale species, which breeds from mid-November to mid-April, has seen 15 ...

An annual whale report released by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium on October 22, 2025, made waves in the conservation community. Every year, the “report card” details the status of North ...

One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to ...

The morning of March 26 saw Rockaway residents waking to the dolorous sight and fetid air of a 45-foot Sei whale putrefying along beach 95, after the animal ...

As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

The Endangered Species Act was overridden by a rare “God Squad” vote, allowing expanded oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico despite threats to the critically endangered Rice’s whale.

There are only around 380 North Atlantic right whales still living ...

An endangered species of whale has had a promising number of new babies. (SOUNDBITE OF WHALE CALL) FADEL: The New England Aquarium has been counting, and 18 North Atlantic right whale calves were born ...

By TAMMY WEBBER One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the ...