The animals might be entering the Bay in search of food as climate change disrupts traditional sources. They face huge risks ...

LNG projects threaten catastrophic environmental damage to the Sea of Cortez and its marine life. Artists and activists are ...

People in Oregon and Washington are gearing up for spring whale watching season. Oregon’s official “Whale Watching Week” runs March 21 to 29 at sites along the Oregon coast. While observers can look ...

Blue whale calves are huge at birth but still vulnerable, and orca attacks on them are rare, high-risk events that require coordinated pod hunting. Mothers defend calves by positioning their massive ...

Photo of a large blue whale with bright light on a black background. Insulation.© ARomadov/Shutterstock.com Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A ...

BOSTON — Scientists with the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life were flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on Feb. 27, when they sighted a ...

Three blue whales were spotted by New England Aquarium scientists within 24 hours last weekend in waters off southern New England, the aquarium said in a press release Thursday. Orla O’Brien was one ...

A team of scientists from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted two blue whales, including this one, 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard on Feb. 28. Scientists with ...

Scientists following humpback whales once brought to the brink of extinction in the South Pacific made a fascinating discovery: Older males were more likely to become fathers and younger males were ...

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests a new study. Older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring ...