Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

The enormous whale carcass that was discovered over the weekend near Anchorage measured 47 feet in length—about the width of a college basketball court—and is believed to be a young female. Barbara ...

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A dead, 50-foot-long fin whale floated in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay on Friday. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife told KIRO 7 News the endangered whale is a “fresh kill.” A captain of a cargo ...

Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes as a 15-foot ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal ...