The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt ...

Learn how six months of underwater recordings uncovered new details about how beaked whales hunt near the ocean bottom.

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin ...

Learn more about how whales communicate and how researchers are working to find out if humans and whales could one day communicate with each other.

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

Scientists have spotted 21 North Atlantic right whale calves off of the Southeastern coast this season. This is the most since 2011.

Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are changing their feeding habits as ocean temperatures rise and food becomes harder to find.

A new Slow Zone for right whales is in effect east of Ocean City through January 18. Mariners are requested to travel at 10 knots or less in the designated area to protect the whales. North Atlantic ...