A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is the North Atlantic ...

Once driven to the brink of extinction by commercial whaling, southern right whales slowly returned to Australian coastlines ...

A North Atlantic right whale often seen in Cape Cod Bay – and once responsible for a canal closure – has died. Here’s what ...

The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing ...

(WPRI) — A large group of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted feeding in Cape Cod Bay on Tuesday. The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) said one of those whales, a young ...

The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is ...

A North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on a Virginia barrier island, according to federal scientists, marking the second ...

When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the species still faces.

Southern right whales are having fewer calves as sea ice shrinks. Scientists say this species may now be a warning sign of climate change.

A 4-year-old male North Atlantic right whale known as "Division" (#5217) was found dead off the coast of Avon, N.C., on Jan.