The New England Aquarium counted fewer North Atlantic right whale calves than expected this spring, an ominous sign for a species on the verge of extinction.

Hope floats south of Nantucket, where an endangered North Atlantic right whale beloved by a group of Maine schoolkids was ...

New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause ...

Debra Bach, director of exhibitions, says, "We want visitors to encounter the history by looking at the tools, which are ...

Like humpbacks, the North Atlantic right whale was a popular target for whalers, getting its name because it was the "right" ...

Cape Cod and Massachusetts bays have new sets of ears — and they’re listening for one of the most endangered creatures in the world: the North Atlantic right whale. Recently, the Massachusetts ...

A group of over 75 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were seen in shipping lanes south of Martha’s Vineyard, the New England Aquarium announced, triggering a “crucial” slow ...

A new study has found the southern right whale population recovery seems to have recently stalled at a level far below pre-whaling levels. Researchers say they are fearful it might signal the "end ...

Australia's population of southern right whales has experienced substantial growth since the late 1970s when they began to recover from whaling, but a new study reveals troubling signs in their ...

After a 3-month-long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.

Geoff: Right. I was the area fish and game biologist ... drawn by his interest in bowhead whales, unaware he would play a crucial role in helping to preserve an ancient Indigenous tradition ...

April 24 marks North Atlantic right whale day in Massachusetts, a day to raise awareness of one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world that visits the Bay State's coast every spring.