A sperm whale recently washed up on a beach in South Africa, a strikingly rare occurrence that hasn’t happened in recent ...

The recovery of the humpback whale population suggests we may have been mistaken about their birthing grounds — tropical waters aren't the only places where they give birth. Humpback whales may not ...

Ancient scavengers of the beached beasts turned their bones into implements that spread across a large area, researchers say.

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 ...

An update on how New England’s North Atlantic right whale and the Arctic’s beluga whale populations are faring. Plus, ...