Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration axed hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goose-beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) hold the record for deepest dive of any marine mammal, and researchers hope that ...

For one population of whales, teamwork makes the dream work. In the Kitimat Fjord System in northern British Columbia, humpback whale counts have been growing at a rate of 6 to 8 percent per year; the ...

The skyline of Boston is still in view when Colin Greeley catches his first glimpse of water rising off the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. A family of whales is about to breach the surface to take a ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations ...

Data collected can inform the designation of marine protected areas and boost ecotourism opportunities. Read more at ...

VENTOR CITY, New Jersey -- John Gowdy has been a lifeguard along the Jersey Shore for decades and doesn't recall ever seeing a whale in the ocean. But in January, after another 30-foot humpback washed ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sherry Cox, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) In my work as a veterinary ...

Rescuers who respond to distressed whales and other marine animals say the federal government shutdown is making it more difficult to do their work. A network of rescue groups in the U.S. works with ...

HALIFAX — Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators — killer whales and dolphins — may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sarah ...