A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

You might think your favorite classic novels sprung purely from the imagination of brilliant authors. Think again.Behind some of literature's most beloved works lurk real historical events - sometimes ...

Seventy-seven years after its recording, WHOI recovered what could be the first humpback whale song captured on audio. It was labeled "fish noises." ...

Hidden inside that snot are clues as to how changes in the environment could affect the immune system of beluga whales and their resiliency to climate change.

A stranded pygmy sperm whale on a beach in east Florida in 2020. Stranding response conducted under a Stranding Agreement between NMFS and FAU Harbor Branch under the authority of the MMPA.

"I was filming in the Coral Sea when a huge shark rocketed up from the deep and came straight for me..." marine photographer Tony Wu talks close shaves at sea and whale poo moments ...

Researchers from Mystic Aquarium are heading to the icy tundras of Canada to study beluga breath. That’s the white-plume mixture of water cells, proteins and lung fluid that whales exhale when they ...

From the octopus that walks on land to another that grows its own ‘lifejacket’, discover these unusual species ...