When whales get hurt or sick, it doesn't just affect the animals. State wildlife officials issue urgent warning after ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...

A humpback whale was rescued after becoming entangled in fishing nets in the Baltic Sea — an unusual place for the species to ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs over 6 years shows the number of days humpbacks have been singing has nearly doubled–with their ...

Sightings of certain whale species increased significantly in 2024 in the Puget Sound. What about humpback whales?

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...

A new study finds that humpback whale song shares statistical structures with human language, suggesting that cultural ...

Whales transport vital nutrients from urine, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin across oceans that help to keep marine ...