A 53-foot sea creature washed ashore after it was reported dead off the coast of Oregon. Now researchers know how it died.

Bowheads might be thriving as the sea ice in the Arctic declines. Past bowhead research suggests that the whales were in ...

Fragment of projectile point from the cave site of Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), made of bone from right whale or ...

Off California, a North Pacific right whale, one of fewer than 50 in U.S. waters, lingered near a research boat for 20 minutes, giving scientists a close look at this rare species. Anglers in Honduras ...

SEATTLE — The first humpback calf of the whale watching season was spotted in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The baby, ...

Humans were making tools from whale bones as far back as 20,000 years ago, according to a new study. This discovery broadens our understanding of early human use of whale remains and offers valuable ...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says it's aware of an entangled North Atlantic right whale on the north shore of the ...

A whale thought to be dead for three years has reappeared alive off the coast of Massachusetts. The animal, named Calvin, is a female North Atlantic right whale and was last seen with what is known as ...

SEA BRIGHT -- A long-finned pilot whale that stranded at the beach here ... the whale was struggling in the surf about a quarter mile north of the Ship Ahoy Beach Club. The 15-foot-long male ...

Paleolithic humans used whale bones as tools 20,000 years ago, the earliest evidence of marine tool-making discovered.

Experts have urged walkers on the NSW south coast to keep a look out for the whale, as rescue efforts go into the second day.

North Atlantic Right Whales face threats ... MODIS monitors the manner in which sunlight reflecting off the sea surface varies as it travels through different materials in the water.