The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world's oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn't too far behind. Right whales, ...

Marine officials are working to determine the cause of death for a 3-year-old right whale that was found dead on a barrier island near the Eastern Shore this week.

Scientists will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death, marking the second right whale fatality documented in ...

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 North Atlantic Right Whale, previously found entangled in a rope off of south Georgia, has been discovered dead off the ...

The New England Aquarium has identified a North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia as a 3-year-old female, the ...

New England Aquarium recently identified a North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia as a 3-year-old female, the ...

The New England Aquarium recently identified a North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia as a 3-year-old female, the second detected right whale death in just two ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...