After a surge of spring storms, Mr. Jacobs descended into freezing blackness for the third time in late February. Gripping ...

AI-equipped research vessel can stay underwater for a month and launch research rockets, marking ‘leap’ for marine ...

A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

More than 75 North Atlantic right whales have been seen in the shipping lanes south of Massachusetts, prompting NOAA ...

No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

A massive dead whale washed onto the North Carolina shore, drawing thousands to a beach 97 years ago.

A group of over 75 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were seen in shipping lanes south of Martha’s Vineyard, ...

Airborne researchers are now able to talk to ships heading toward endangered right whales, avoiding potentially fatal ship strikes.

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts, prompting a voluntary Slow Zone to protect the species.

Researchers and conservationists remind the public to respect the whales’ space. It is illegal to approach a North Atlantic ...

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in ...